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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.

Zwingle within Dubuque County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

21 since 2009

Regional 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 burning12
Missing data/not specified/undetermined8
Smoking1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
16 July 2012Smoking5.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
18 June 2012Debris and open burning15 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
6 April 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
27 April 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined35 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
24 April 2018Debris and open burning1.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
24 April 2018Debris and open burning12 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named
21 April 2018Debris and open burning9.0 acresIowa Department of Natural Resourcesnot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Dubuque County

Mines and quarries near this place

7 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Graham Mill-ConcentratorZinc, Cadmium, LeadPast Producer
Zwingle Mines and OccurrencesZinc, LeadPast ProducerGalena, Sphalerite
ArnsdorfStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Koos QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Otter Creek QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Thole QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
UnknownStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Dubuque County

Storms near this place

8 since 1994

Regional 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2011Flash FloodZwingle$1,000,000Torrential 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 1994HailZwingle$5,000no account filed
July 2025Thunderstorm WindZwingle-A public report of a large tree snapped near its base. The time of the event was estimated using radar.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindZwingle-An NWS Storm Survey found that the roof of a farm outbuilding was removed.
July 2024Flash FloodZwingle-The Fire Department reported that flash flooding was occurring over US 61 near Zwingle.
April 2024Thunderstorm WindZwingle-A trained spotter reported an 8 inch diameter Red Cedar tree was snapped.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindZwingle-no account filed
May 1998Thunderstorm WindZwingle-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Dubuque County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Bennettsville (historical)4.8 miles19
Washington Mills5.0 miles15
Bernard7.7 miles15
Ballyclough9.0 miles20
King9.0 miles20
Key West10.4 miles20
Massey10.6 miles20
Wilkins10.9 miles20

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.