BlockPepper, Delaware
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1992. It stands in the Laurel-Delmar census division. It lies in ZIP code area 19956. It stands on Grays Branch. The Survey maps it on the Trap Pond quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 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.
- 1917 USGS Millsboro quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1938 USGS Millsboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Millsboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1948 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Trap Pond quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Trap Pond quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Salisbury quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Seaford quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Trap Pond quadrangle1:24000
Storms near this place
4 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pepper in 4 storm reports between 2015 and 2022: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pepper | 1 hurt | A tree fell into a camping trailer at Trap Pond State Park. 1 minor injury was reported. Time estimated from radar. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Pepper | - | An mPing report. This supercell thunderstorm produced multiple reports of hail at or above 2 inches in diameter. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pepper | - | A severe thunderstorm knocked down a couple of trees in and around the intersection of Road 72 and Trussum Pond Road southeast of Laurel. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Pepper | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whaleys Crossroads | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Lowe | 2.0 miles | 20 | |
| Hitchens Crossroads | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Sandy Fork | 3.0 miles | 20 | |
| Pepperbox | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Smith Hill | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Pusey Crossroads | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Sycamore | 3.8 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 216177. 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.
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.