Williamsburg, Iowa
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Troy Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52361. The Survey maps it on the Williamsburg quadrangle. 3,346 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 823 feet above sea level.
On record in Williamsburg
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 2 records
David and M. Maria Hughes Houselisted 1996- Pilot Grovelisted 1977
Population over time
2 figuresWilliamsburg grew from 3,068 to 3,346 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 3,068 | |
| 2020 | 3,346 | +278 (+9%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Des Moines quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Williamsburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1969 USGS Des Moines quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Grinnell quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
34 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 34 fires within 5 miles of Williamsburg between 2006 and 2020, burning about 167 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 | 22 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 July 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 26 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | WILLIAMSBURG FIRE |
| 30 May 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | WILLIAMSBURG FIRE |
| 10 May 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 2249 235TH ST. WILLIAMSBURG, IA 52361, IA |
| 1 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 2800 BLOCK OF 245TH ST., IA |
| 5 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
37 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Williamsburg in 37 storm reports between 1995 and 2023: 18 thunderstorm wind, 13 hail, 3 tornado, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamsburg | 1 hurt | Thunderstorm wind gusting to 60 mph downed a tree, which fell on a person, who required treatment at a local hospital. Reported by law enforcement. |
| May 2003 | Hail | Williamsburg | $1,000,000 | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamsburg | $25,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew the roof off of a car wash about 1 mile north of Williamsburg, IA around 445 am July 21. This report was relayed by a broadcast media partner. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Williamsburg | $10,000 | Also reported by Chaser |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamsburg | $3,000 | Trees and power lines down with several reports of estimated 43 knot (50 mph) winds west and east of Williamsburg. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamsburg | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Williamsburg | $1,000 | Tornado was rated an EF-1 with peak winds of 105 mph, a path length of 4.58 miles, with a max width of 60 yards. The tornado produced damage to mainly trees and crops with two houses also sustaining damage to windows. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamsburg | $1,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be 80 mph snapped a power pole in half along County Road M about 3 miles west of Williamsburg, IA at 500 pm CDT June 29. |
| July 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamsburg | $1,000 | Thunderstorm downburst winds downed trees in Williamsburg. |
| January 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Williamsburg | - | A tornado developed just northeast of Williamsburg, and south of Interstate 80. The tornado blew over a semi tractor trailer on I-80, then continued to the northeast. The tornado caused minor damage to a cattle shelter, and tree damage at a farmstead, before lifting near U.S. Highway 151. The tornado was on the ground for roughly 8 minutes, along a path estimated at 4.7 miles. There were no injuries. Assistance from Iowa County Emergency Management in completing the survey is much appreciated. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Williamsburg | - | Trained spotter reported that hail was occurring at the moment of the report. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamsburg | - | Emergency Manager reported an estimated 70 mph thunderstorm gust. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Williamsburg | - | Report received from Mping. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamsburg | - | Measured by a home weather station. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamsburg | - | Power lines were blown down. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamsburg | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph blew a large tree branch down on the east side of Williamsburg, IA around 440 pm CDT May 12. |
| May 2013 | Flash Flood | Williamsburg | - | Law enforcement reported numerous county roads impacted by water. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamsburg | - | A trained spotter reported 60 mph winds. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamsburg | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph were observed in Williamsburg, IA at 512 pm CDT June 29. Trees of unknown size were heard breaking at the time. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamsburg | - | Ten evergreen trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds. Time of the event was estimated using an earlier report, but it may have been from the first of two storms to impact this area around an hour earlier. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamsburg | - | The public reported a wood and metal fence knocked over during a thunderstorm. Some of the posts were pulled completely out of the ground while others were broken off. A mobile home on the property was pushed over along with a pair of trailers on an adjacent lot. The garage door attached to the house was dented. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamsburg | - | Emergency Manager reported that strong thunderstorm winds damaged power lines. Power was out at the mall. Time of the event was estimated by radar. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamsburg | - | Emergency Manager reported several large trees down in Williamsburg with the power out in half of the town. The time of the event was estimated by radar. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Williamsburg | - | Two inch diameter hail fell 1 mile south southwest of Williamsburg, IA at 304 pm CDT May 22. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Williamsburg | - | Quarter sized hail fell on Interstate 80 near mile marker 225 about 6 miles east northeast of Williamsburg, IA at 525 pm April 5. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Williamsburg | - | Non-severe hail (<1.0) fell near Williamsburg, IA at 510 pm April 5. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamsburg | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew down several trees in Williamsburg, IA around 445 am July 21. This report was relayed by a broadcast media partner. |
| June 2006 | Funnel Cloud | Williamsburg | - | numerous reports of funnel clouds along I-80 |
| June 2005 | Hail | Williamsburg | - | On Interstate 80 at mile marker 221 |
| July 2004 | Heavy Rain | Williamsburg | - | 2.50 inches in past 2.5 hours; water ponding on a gravel road. |
| July 2000 | Hail | Williamsburg | - | Penny-sized hail reported by NWS Cooperative Observer. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamsburg | - | Large tree downed. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Williamsburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Williamsburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Williamsburg | - | no account filed |
| September 2000 | Hail | Williamsburg | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Williamsburg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conroy | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Parnell | 5.4 miles | 8 | |
| Holbrook | 7.0 miles | 12 | |
| Upper South Amana | 7.5 miles | 13 | |
| Genoa Bluff | 8.0 miles | 8 | |
| South Amana | 8.2 miles | 13 | |
| Marengo | 10.0 miles | 8 | |
| Millersburg | 10.0 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 Williamsburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2099362 | 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 463064. 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.
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.





