Turkey River, Iowa
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Millville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52052. It lies near Adams Mill Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Turkey River quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1902 USGS Elkader quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Turkey River quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Oelwein quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Turkey River between 2006 and 2018, burning about 208 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | McGregor District, Upper Mississippi River Complex | TURKEY BOTTOMS |
| 28 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 165 acres | Port Louisa National Wildlife Refuge | TURKEY RIVER |
| 23 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 April 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.5 acres | McGregor District, Upper Mississippi River Complex | TURKEY RIVER ARSON |
| 14 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 4 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 28 March 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 23 March 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | McGregor District, Upper Mississippi River Complex | TURKEY RIVER BOTTOMS WF |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 14 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Turkey River: 12 past producers, 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Phosphorus-Phosphates, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buena Vista Mines | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Cassville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| North Buena Vista Subdistrict | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | MISSISSIPPI VALLEY-TYPE LEAD-ZINC | |
| Outcrop | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | ||
| Quarry | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | ||
| Anderegg Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Burtletts Diggings | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Julius Wiest Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Kickbush Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lunders Diggings | Lead | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Turkey River in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2011: 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Millville | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| North Buena Vista | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Snefs | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| Guttenberg | 6.7 miles | 13 | |
| Osterdock | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Fairview | 10.2 miles | 13 | |
| Eckards | 11.2 miles | 13 | |
| Updegraff | 11.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 462375. 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.






