BlockTerre Haute, Iowa
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Burrell Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50067. It stands on Elk Creek. The Survey maps it on the Davis City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1945 USGS Lamoni quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Lamoni quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Davis City quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Leon quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Terre Haute: 8 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Davis City Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Davis City Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Decatur City Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Elk Chapel | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Elk Chapel Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Millsap Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Spaulding Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| West Decatur City Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Terre Haute in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2019: 1 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2019 | Flood | Terre Haute | $100,000 | Flooding was reported across much of the county in rural areas with numerous side and gravel roads closed due to water. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Terre Haute | $25,000 | Local law enforcement reports the bridge on Elk Chapel Road just south of Highway 2 was under a foot of water. |
| June 2014 | Hail | Terre Haute | $10,000 | Winds of 50 MPH reported with the hail. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Barrell (historical) | 1.0 miles | 10 | |
| Davis City | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Decatur | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Togo (historical) | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Lamoni | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Blockly (historical) | 6.1 miles | 10 | |
| Tuskeego | 6.3 miles | 10 | |
| New Buda | 6.4 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 462197. 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.
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.