BlockVincennes, Iowa
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Des Moines Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52619. The Survey maps it on the Wayland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1903 USGS Kahoka quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Wayland quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Wayland quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Keokuk quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Vincennes between 1992 and 2012, burning about 5 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 July 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 June 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 15 March 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 1 March 1992 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | 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 Vincennes: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vincennes Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Argyle Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Argyle Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| T.E. Driscoll Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Vincennes in 5 storm reports between 2004 and 2025: 3 tornado, 1 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Vincennes | $20,000 | Rated F1 |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Vincennes | $3,000 | Tree damage |
| August 2025 | Tornado (EFU) | Vincennes | - | Video footage of a brief tornado. No known damage. Time is based on radar and video. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Vincennes | - | Quarter sized hail fell about 5 miles south southwest of New Boston, IA at 540 pm CDT June 4. Wind gusts were about 30 to 40 mph. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Vincennes | - | Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding in Vicennes, IA during the evening of July 24. The flood waters were at least a foot deep at three intersections in town. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Argyle | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| New Boston | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Mount Clare | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Summitville | 6.6 miles | 17 | |
| Charleston | 6.8 miles | 12 | |
| Sugar Creek (historical) | 7.0 miles | 17 | |
| Mooar | 7.2 miles | 17 | |
| Bricker (historical) | 8.2 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 462576. 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.