BlockWhittier, Iowa
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Brown Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52336. The Survey maps it on the Springville quadrangle. It stands 915 feet above sea level.
On record in Whittier
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register 1 record
Whittier Friends Meeting Houselisted 1993
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 Springville quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Anamosa quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Whittier: 6 past producers, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bowser Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Emmonds Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| East Marion Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Equitable Life Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Foy Estate | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hampton Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pearson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Whittier in 8 storm reports between 2004 and 2021: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whittier | - | Measured wind gust. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whittier | - | Multiple tree limbs reported down with corn flattened. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Whittier | - | Estimated 60 mph winds also reported. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whittier | - | A large tree branch blown down along with crop damage. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whittier | - | A large tree branch was reported blown down on Prairie Chapel Road, north of Wittier. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Whittier | - | A member of the public reported hail ranging in size from dime to quarter size. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whittier | - | A trained spotter reported trees uprooted and outbuildings blown down. |
| August 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Whittier | - | Rated low F1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Springville | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Viola | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Paralta | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Jordans Grove | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Waubeek | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Central City | 8.2 miles | 15 | |
| Marion | 8.3 miles | 17 | |
| Alburnett | 9.1 miles | 15 |
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 Whittier | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7996859 | 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 463015. 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.