Stevens, Iowa
7 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Hebron Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50424. The Survey maps it on the Lakota quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 7 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.
- 1954 USGS Fairmont quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Fairmont quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Lakota quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Estherville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
9 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Stevens between 2008 and 2020, burning about 27 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 | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 September 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 60TH AND 360TH ST. BUFFALO CENTER, IA |
| 29 September 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | SOUTH OF 1409 470TH ST., IA |
| 28 September 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 June 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 November 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 547740 190TH AVE, IOWA |
| 7 October 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 44836 30TH AVE BUFFALO CENTER, IA |
| 30 October 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Stevens: 2 past producers, 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
Storms near this place
7 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stevens in 7 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 3 funnel cloud, 3 hail, 1 tornado. 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 2010 | Hail | Stevens | $5,000 | Walnut size hail was reported. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Stevens | - | Buffalo Center fire department reported quarter size hail. Time estimated from radar. |
| August 2016 | Funnel Cloud | Stevens | - | Law enforcement relayed reports of multiple funnel clouds NE of Lakota. |
| June 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Stevens | - | Dime to nickel size hail was also reported at this time. |
| June 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Stevens | - | Tornado was spotted briefly. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Stevens | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Stevens | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakota | 6.1 miles | 7 | |
| Moores Siding (historical) | 6.8 miles | 7 | |
| Ledyard | 8.4 miles | 7 | |
| Gerled | 10.3 miles | 7 | |
| German Valley | 11.2 miles | 7 | |
| Titonka | 13.6 miles | 7 | |
| Bancroft | 14.8 miles | 7 | |
| Swea City | 16.8 miles | 7 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464762. 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.



