BlockUtica, Iowa
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1958 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52651. The Survey maps it on the Stockport quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1958 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Stockport quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Utica between 2010 and 2017, burning about 151 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 | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 170TH AND TEAL AVE, IOWA |
| 17 February 2017 | Smoking | 150 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Utica: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Downing Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Utica in 8 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 4 hail, 1 heavy rain, 1 tornado, 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2024 | Lightning | Utica | $10,000,000 | Broadcast media reported that a historic church north of Keosauqua Iowa was struck by lightning that resulted in a fire and the total loss of the building. The time of the event was estimated using radar. |
| April 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Utica | $30,000 | An EF1 tornado moved northeast from about 2 miles west of Utica to 2 miles north of Stockport. The roof of a barn was ripped off and a shed was blown off its foundation. Some trees were also damaged and a utility pole was blown over onto a car. Time estimated. |
| March 2006 | Hail | Utica | $5,000 | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Utica | - | A large tree was down, blocking a driveway. |
| March 2006 | Heavy Rain | Utica | - | 3 feet of water in fields |
| April 2020 | Hail | Utica | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Utica | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Utica | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pierceville | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Stockport | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Winchester | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Harrisburg | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Mount Zion | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Parksville (historical) | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Bentonsport | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Vernon | 6.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 462507. 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.