BlockWolf, Iowa
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Pilot Mound Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50212. The Survey maps it on the Boxholm quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1951 USGS Ogden quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Fort Dodge quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Boxholm quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Carroll quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Carroll quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Wolf between 2010 and 2011, burning about 4 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 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | HWY 17, P AVE, BOONE COUNTY, IOWA |
| 30 November 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 1100 BLOCK OF 130TH ST., IA |
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 Wolf: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laube Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Stumbo Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wolf in 8 storm reports between 2007 and 2021: 4 hail, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2007 | Flash Flood | Wolf | $75,000 | Several gravel and hard top roads were closed over northern Boone county, mainly northwest of Boone. |
| June 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Wolf | $15,000 | This small and weak tornado formed on the leading edge of a squall line and tracked quickly across fields before striking a farm, causing light to moderate tree damage and damaging a storage silo and barn. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Wolf | $10,000 | no account filed |
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF0) | Wolf | $5,000 | This tornado passed through three counties including Boone, Webster and Hamilton. The tornado touched down south of Pilot Mound in Boone County with this portion of the path documented via high resolution satellite imagery. However, there was observed damage just before crossing into Webster county with damage to an outbuilding along 105th Street. The tornado then exited into Webster County. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Wolf | $5,000 | Public reports quarter to golf ball size hail falling at 170th and P70 in Boone County. |
| September 2012 | Hail | Wolf | $5,000 | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolf | - | A trained spotter reported winds over 60 mph with tree damage. Time estimated. |
| July 2021 | Hail | Wolf | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pilot Mound | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Fraser | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Boxholm | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Centerville | 5.7 miles | 13 | |
| Logansport | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Ridgeport | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Ogden | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Coal Valley | 8.2 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 464809. 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.