Zwingle, Iowa
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 52079. The Survey maps it on the Zwingle quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1901 USGS Peosta quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS East Dubuque quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS East Dubuque quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Zwingle quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Dubuque South quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
Fires near this place
21 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Zwingle between 2009 and 2018, burning about 254 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 | 12 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 16 July 2012 | Smoking | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 18 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 6 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 27 April 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 24 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 21 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 9.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Zwingle: 5 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc, Lead, Zinc, Cadmium, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Graham Mill-Concentrator | Zinc, Cadmium, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Zwingle Mines and Occurrences | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Arnsdorf | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Koos Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Otter Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Thole Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Zwingle in 8 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Zwingle | $1,000,000 | Torrential downpours of rain fell across much of Dubuque County during the evening of July 27 and early morning hours of July 28 resulting in flash flooding of much of the county, especially in Dubuque, IA. Rainfall totals of 7 to 15 inches were common across the area, with most of the rain falling in under 12 hours. Significant street flooding began between 7 and 8 pm and escalated as the night continued. |
| August 1994 | Hail | Zwingle | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zwingle | - | A public report of a large tree snapped near its base. The time of the event was estimated using radar. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zwingle | - | An NWS Storm Survey found that the roof of a farm outbuilding was removed. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Zwingle | - | The Fire Department reported that flash flooding was occurring over US 61 near Zwingle. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zwingle | - | A trained spotter reported an 8 inch diameter Red Cedar tree was snapped. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zwingle | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Zwingle | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennettsville (historical) | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Washington Mills | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Bernard | 7.7 miles | 15 | |
| Ballyclough | 9.0 miles | 20 | |
| King | 9.0 miles | 20 | |
| Key West | 10.4 miles | 20 | |
| Massey | 10.6 miles | 20 | |
| Wilkins | 10.9 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 463292. 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.








