Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
“Rhodes Mill is a historic structure located in Fertile, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.”
Wikipedia article Rhodes Mill, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 6 National Register listings published here for Worth County · listed in 1978 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Rhodes Mill between 2009 and 2020, burning about 70 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 | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 15 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 14 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Iowa Wetland Management District | HANLONTOWN |
| 19 March 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 17 March 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 2 November 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 9 October 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | 3770 BLUEBILL AVE, IOWA |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Rhodes Mill: 5 producers, 2 past producers. 5 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fertile Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Brakke Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fertile Sand Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hanlontown Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kuhn Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Prestholt | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fertile, the town this property stands in, in 15 storm reports between 1994 and 2025: 7 heavy rain, 3 flash flood, 2 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Fertile | $250,000 | Parks Street and West Main Street were extremely flooded. Three to four houses were inundated by water along West Washington St. in Fertile. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fertile | $25,000 | A grain bin was blown over with power lines also downed. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Fertile | $10,000 | Water over 375th St. near Apricot Avenue. |
| May 2005 | Hail | Fertile | $3,000 | no account filed |
| July 1994 | Tornado (F0) | Fertile | $500 | no account filed |
| June 2025 | Hail | Fertile | - | Delayed report of quarter sized hail and strong winds. No significant damage. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Fertile | - | Emergency manager reported many areas in western Worth county where water scoured gravel roads during the overnight hours. |
| August 2022 | Heavy Rain | Fertile | - | A personal weather station recorded a 24 hour rainfall total of 6.46 inches. 5.76 inches of that fell after midnight and it was raining at the time of this report. |
| August 2022 | Heavy Rain | Fertile | - | A 24 hour rainfall total of 4.64 inches. |
| August 2021 | Heavy Rain | Fertile | - | A 24 hour rainfall of 3.47 inches. |
| September 2018 | Heavy Rain | Fertile | - | Mesonet station recorded heavy rainfall of 3.88 inches over the last 24 hours. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fertile | - | County dispatch reported trees down and power outages in town. This is a delayed report and time estimated from radar. |
| June 2016 | Heavy Rain | Fertile | - | Mesonet station in Fertile recorded heavy rainfall of 2.44 inches over the last 24 hours. |
| June 2016 | Heavy Rain | Fertile | - | Mesonet station in Fertile reported heavy rainfall of 2.65 inches over the last 24 hours. |
| July 2013 | Heavy Rain | Fertile | - | A spotter measured 3.25 inches of rain from 0700 to 1100. |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 78001274 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Worth County | All 6 listed properties in this county. |
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