BlockUnique, Iowa
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Weaver Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50548. The Survey maps it on the Unique quadrangle. It stands 1,152 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000
- 1979 USGS Unique quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Humboldt quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Unique: 4 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bradgate Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Peterson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Erickson | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Griffith Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rutland Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rutland Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown |
Storms near this place
9 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Unique in 9 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 3 tornado, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Unique | $100,000 | This tornado had an unusual path with a fishhook shaped track. The tornado started to the northwest just south of 230th Street between Elm and Florida Avenues. The tornado produced EF1 damage at a farmstead on the south side of 230th street, mostly to trees. The tornado began to loop northward along Elm Avenue producing damage at a couple of farms. The tornado continued to curve toward the northeast and eventually an east northeast heading ending a little over a mile southwest of Rutland, IA. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Unique | - | Numerous large tree branches down at this location, with additional damage up to 2 miles north of this area. |
| August 2021 | Tornado (EFU) | Unique | - | Weak tornado southwest of Rutledge remained in rural agricultural fields. Path was determined using high resolution satellite imagery. No damage indicators were impacted, hence the EFU rating. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Unique | - | Social media report of a roof blow off a cattle shed. Time estimated via radar. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Unique | - | Social media picture of an uprooted tree. Time estimate via radar. |
| June 2018 | Heavy Rain | Unique | - | Iowa Environmental Mesonet forwarded report of heavy rainfall of 5.50 inches. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Unique | - | Hail covered the ground. |
| June 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Unique | - | Brief tornado. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Unique | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rutland | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Pioneer City | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| Gilmore City | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Humboldt | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Bradgate | 7.1 miles | 8 | |
| Jones Siding | 7.7 miles | 11 | |
| Dakota City | 7.9 miles | 11 | |
| Arnold | 10.1 miles | 8 |
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 Unique | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7886922 | 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 465624. 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.
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.