Springdale, Iowa
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1894 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Springdale Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52358. The Survey maps it on the West Branch quadrangle. It stands 781 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1894 USGS West Liberty quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1901 USGS Stanwood quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS West Branch quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Iowa City quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
38 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 38 fires within 5 miles of Springdale between 2006 and 2020, burning about 212 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 19 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 10 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 22 May 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Springdale: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bealer Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Rochester Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kreb Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Peden Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Springdale in 5 storm reports between 2001 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springdale | $500 | Winds measured to be 90 mph displaced a swing set about 40 feet and blew down several six inch diameter tree limbs just southeast of Springdale, IA near mile marker 259 on Interstate 80. |
| May 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springdale | - | Semi truck was blown over while driving on Interstate 80. Time was estimated by radar. |
| February 2017 | Hail | Springdale | - | A trained spotter reported quarter size hail. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springdale | - | A spotter estimated winds of 70 mph. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Springdale | - | 65 mph wind gust measured by trained storm spotter. |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centerdale | 3.2 miles | 12 | |
| Cedar Valley | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| West Branch | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Rochester | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Plato | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Downey | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Buchanan | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Cedar Bluff | 8.4 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Springdale | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7580831 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 461914. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






