BlockWaubeek, Iowa
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Buffalo Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52214. The Survey maps it on the Prairieburg quadrangle. It stands 837 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1890 USGS Anamosa quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1900 USGS Anamosa quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1900 USGS Farley quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Prairieburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Anamosa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Waubeek: 8 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edgerly Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Finn Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Plower Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Central City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Foy Estate | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hampton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Park Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Waubeek in 5 storm reports between 2005 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waubeek | $10,000 | Winds estimated to be 65 mph blew over a barn and a small metal silo and snapped off some trees near the intersection of Jordon's Grove Rd and Bowdish Rd. Some crop damage also occurred in the area. Time estimated. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Waubeek | $7,000 | A downburst produced a 50-60 yard wide path through cornfields west of Waubeek. Several trees were downed on the Brecht farm along with a few windows broken. The damage showed indications of laying in one direction. However, it is possible a weak tornado may have also occurred due to a hay rack being tossed several tens of yards and over a few fences. |
| July 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Waubeek | - | This tornado developed just east of the Wapsipinicon River in Linn County and crossed into Jones County ending near U.S. Highway 151. The EF-1 tornado snapped large trees were found at a few locations, along with roof damage to a mobile home. The peak estimated winds were 100 MPH. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Waubeek | - | Golf ball sized hail fell about 1 mile southeast of Central City, IA at 758 pm CDT June 8. |
| June 2005 | Tornado (F0) | Waubeek | - | Rated high F0. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jordans Grove | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Central City | 4.1 miles | 15 | |
| Paris (historical) | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Whittier | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Prairieburg | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Rogers | 6.4 miles | 15 | |
| Viola | 6.6 miles | 14 | |
| Springville | 7.4 miles | 14 |
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 Waubeek | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14689336 | 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 462744. 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.