59 topographic sheets cover 36 settlements here, and 18 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
18 National Register listings published here, 1 of them a National Historic Landmark · the county-history sources tell 1 story and name 2 people · people the book names include By James A. Meek (Pipe Creek Township, 1896) · By Charles Palmer (Allen Township, 1896) (machine-read).
Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service
Among them: The Historical Incidents. These passages come from the identified county-history source books. Each inset names its own source and opens the exact section it comes from.
Of Butier township have ever been interesting topics of conversation. The Wilhelm murder occurred about 1845. It seems that old Martin Wilhelm had a daughter to whom a young man by the name of Ullery wished to pay his. respects. 'The father forbade the young man ever to enter the house. The lover, however, continued his visits to the object of his affections.
Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
| Photograph | Property | Type | Listed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | B-17G "Flying Fortress" No. 44-83690 | structure | 1993 | 93000540 |
 | Brownell Block/Senger Dry Goods Company Building | building | 1983 | 83000007 |
 | James Omar Cole House | building | 1984 | 84001198 |
| Converse Commercial Historic District | district | 2016 | 16000907 | |
 | Converse Depot | building | 1995 | 95000205 |
 | Converse-Jackson Township Public Library | building | 1999 | 99000298 |
 | Eikenberry Bridge | structure | 2006 | 06000848 |
 | Francis Godfroy Cemetery | site | 1984 | 84001203 |
| Godfroy's Addition Historic District | district | 2023 | 100009293 | |
 | Terrell Jacobs Circus Winter Quarters | district | 2012 | 12000188 |
 | Miami County Courthouse | building | 2008 | 08000194 |
 | Paw Paw Creek Bridge No. 52 | structure | 83000008 | |
| Peru Courthouse Square Historic District | district | 2018 | 100002492 | |
 | Peru High School Historic District | district | 2013 | 12001154 |
| Peru Westside Historic District | district | 2023 | 100009296 | |
 | Shirk-Edwards House | building | 1995 | 95001109 |
 | Wallace Circus and American Circus Corporation Winter Quarters | building | 1987 | 87000837 |
 | Westleigh Farms | building | 2003 | 03000976 |
Every wildfire the federal occurrence database records inside this county: 4 of them, burning about 4 acres. None started naturally and none was recorded as arson. Each settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
The five largest, by the area the report gives. None of them was recorded as arson.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 30 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 26 February 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 6 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Every settlement page carries the fires within five miles of it - see the settlement index below.
The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 342 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 6 injuries and about $10,139,500 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 213 |
| Hail | 88 |
| Tornado | 20 |
| Flash Flood | 13 |
| Flood | 3 |
| Lightning | 2 |
| Heavy Rain | 2 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Nead | 2 hurt | A NWS storm survey indicated a circulation touched down in a corn field south of US-24 to the west of CountryMark refinery. The tornado then traveled along US-24 between South Cook Street and South Park Ave. Extensive tree damage was noted along the path with numerous uprooted or snapped trees. Minor roof or structural damage was noted in several houses where trees had fallen onto the roofs. Several businesses sustained minor facade or roof damage. The tornado then crossed the Wabash River and then uprooted 30 to 40 large, healthy trees in Maconaquah Park. The tornado continued across State Road 19 between Astrup Dr. and Parkway Terrace and then hit a grove of trees behind a church before lifting shortly thereafter. A 77 year old woman suffered a mild concussion as a result of her vehicle being flipped in the tornado. Eyewitnesses reported that she had just taken off her seat belt and was getting ready to go into the store when the strong winds impacted her van. Another person suffered a minor foot injury. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F3) | Peru | 1 hurt, $6,000,000 | NWS storm survey found a tornado with a path length near four and one half miles and just less than one quarter mile wide at its greatest width. The storm touched down three and one half miles west southwest of downtown Peru as an F0 and moved northeast at 35 MPH across the northwest corner of the city of Peru. The storm then caused F1 and F2 damage to trees, buildings, and a trailer park where two homes were destroyed and one woman was injured. The storm then intensified to F3 strength as it moved across an industrial park on the north side of Peru, tearing off a roof and knocking down a large communications tower. The storm then quickly began to dissipate as it appeared the rear flank downdraft quickly choked off the circulation in a field near the intersection of Highways U.S. 24 and SR19. Damage estimates were from 5 to 6 million dollars to private property and more than one half million in public property. Miami county was declared a presidential disaster area on June 3rd. |
| May 1995 | Tornado (F1) | Mexico | 1 hurt, $700,000 | Brief tornado touchdown damaged 20 homes, destroyed two mobile homes, damaged the roof and steeple of a church in Mexico. A 15-year-old boy received cuts and bruises in one of the damaged homes. Numerous trees and power lines were downed by the storms in Mexico and the nearby town of Denver. |
| August 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| June 1990 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Peru | $1,000,000 | MAUGANS ROAD MOBILE HOME PARK SUSTAINED SEVERE FLOODING. SEVERAL MOBILE HOMES WERE INUNDATED WITH WATER UP TO 4 FEET DEEP. MANY OF THE RESIDENTS SUFFERED FLOODED VEHICLES INCLUDING ONE MAN WHO LOST A VAN, A TRUCK AND A HARLEY DAVIDSON MOTORCYCLE. MANY HOMES IN PERU WERE FLOODED WITH RAW SEWAGE AS STORM SEWERS FLOODED AND BACKED UP INTO HOMES. |
| June 2010 | Tornado (EF3) | (Gus)Grissom Afb Per | $750,000 | The tornado that entered this county exited the Grissom Air Reserve base on the Cass/Miami county line and continued east-southeast, crossing a small area of trees where signs of slight debarking was noted (DI: TH DOD: 5). The tornado continued on along to the 3000 block of County Road 900 South where the most substantial damage occurred to a one and one half story home. Only a few kitchen walls remains of the structure (DI: FR12, DOD 8) with one resident in the kitchen and one in the basement. Two other residences suffered extensive damage but remained intact. The tornado crossed US 31 and continued for a few more miles, causing some additional tree and structure damage including several buildings at a hog farm being destroyed. The tornado eventually dissipated east of Strawpike Road, north of East 1000 South in a field. A local newspaper article reported that a check that was originally located at the destroyed home was found nearly 50 miles away in Wells County in perfect condition. Total damage along the track of the tornado is estimated at $750,000. |
| July 2005 | Tornado (F2) | Bunker Hill | $350,000 | A NWS survey confirmed that a tornado that had caused damage across extreme eastern Cass county in Indiana crossed into Miami county and continued to cause damage as it moved just north of the Grissom Air Force base. The tornado dropped into a river valley and flipped over some conveyor machines in a quarry located in the valley. Damage to these was consistent with an F1 tornado. The tornado intensified as it moved into a area of houses in this valley. The first house that was struck suffered extensive damage with its garage and porch destroyed. Damage from the first home impacted a second home, also causing extensive damage to the west side of the house. This damage was consistent with an F2 tornado. As the tornado lifted out of the valley, it quickly dissipated. The tornado was on the ground for 3 miles in Miami county with a total track of 4 miles during its lifetime. No injuries were reported as one house was unoccupied and the residents of the other house, had sought shelter in their basement. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Countywide | $200,000 | Emergency management reported several roads closed due to flash flooding. Over 200 homes received mainly minor damage due to water into the first floor. |
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Macy | $150,000 | A damage survey confirmed an EF0 tornado touched down east of CR N 25 W, south of Pleasant Hill Rd where an outbuilding in a wooded area was flipped from north to south against a tree and some debris thrown to the southwest. The tornado reached peak intensity at the intersection of Meridian and Pleasant Hill Rd where one of two older barns suffered extensive damage. The majority of the barn remained at the site, but roof and siding material was visible across fields and in trees into Fulton county. Four of eight center pivot spans were flipped near the damaged barn. The tornado crossed S 1000 E, E 350 S and S 1075 E before dissipating. Damage in Fulton county was limited to mainly tree damage or a few trees onto homes. The maximum estimated winds are around 85 mph, associated with the barn damage with a maximum width of 100 yards. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wawpecong | $150,000 | Emergency management officials reported a hog barn was destroyed in the 5000 block of State Road 18. None of the hogs in the barn were injured. Damage is estimated at around $150,000. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grissom Afb | $150,000 | A NWS survey of the area confirmed intense straight line winds likely in excess of 80 mph caused damage to trees, power lines and a few structures south of the F2 tornado track across Miami county. Several large trees were blown in the Eagles Point area as well as 2 houses in the area sustaining minor damage. Houses along US 31 in McGrawville and Amboy were also damaged with State Road 19 closed for a time due to debris on the road. A barn was nearly destroyed in Amboy. Cedar Creek trailer park, near Bunker Hill, has many trees blown down but no evidence of structural damage. Several trees were blown down onto a few mobile homes in the Pipe Creek mobile home park. A three foot diameter, 25 foot high Blue Spruce tree was snapped off 3.5 miles east of Chili. The swath of damage from the straight line winds, associated with the rear flank downdraft of the mesocyclone reached nearly a mile wide as it moved across Miami county. No injuries were reported. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Deedsville | $75,000 | Emergency management officials reported numerous trees and power lines down around Deedsville. A barn was blown down and some vehicles were moved by the strong winds. Damage is estimated at $75,000. |
| July 1998 | Flash Flood | Countywide | $51,000 | HOMES EVACUATED IN PERU WITH WATER UP TO CAR ROOFTOPS. FLOODING IN MACY IN NORTHWEST PART OF COUNTY AS WELL AS IN DENVER AND JUST NORTHWEST OF MEXICO. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peru Numi Arpt | $50,000 | Semi blown over on US 31 north of Peru. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peru | $50,000 | Emergency management officials reported numerous trees and power lines down in Peru. |
| April 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peru | $50,000 | Several homes sustained window and siding damage due to the hail and high winds. |
| December 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | (Gus)Grissom Afb Per | $50,000 | ROOF TORN OFF UAP/RICHTER WAREHOUSE. OTHER BUILDINGS IN PERU DAMAGED. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | $25,000 | Numerous trees were blown down or uprooted in Denver with winds estimated by Emergency Management officials at around 80 mph. Damage was also noted in other parts of the county with numerous power lines and poles down. |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amboy | $25,000 | no account filed |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ridgeview | $20,000 | Emergency management officials reported a barn roof was blown off at County Road 250 North and State Route 19. Damage is estimated at $20,000. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peru | $20,000 | Several large trees and power lines were blown down throughout the city of Peru. One of these trees fell onto a car. |
| December 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peru | $20,000 | WIND DESTROYED ONE MOBILE HOME AND DAMAGED ANOTHER. |
| May 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Denver | $20,000 | Facia torn from roof of North Miami Elementary |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peru | $15,000 | Emergency manangement officials reported trees and power lines down in and around Peru. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bunker Hill | $15,000 | Emergency management officials reported a large tree and power lines down, blocking the road, near Bunker Hill. |
| August 2008 | Lightning | Miami | $15,000 | Emergency management officials reported a house was struck by lightning at the intersection of 350 West and 250 South. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | $15,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down across the county. A tractor trailer was flipped over along US 31, just north of State Route 16 north of Peru. Surveys from local emergency and NWS officials found evidence of the formation of gustnadoes where concentrated areas of damage were observed. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junction | $10,000 | Numerous outbuildings were damaged. A farm irrigation was damaged as well as a home over one mile away. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chili | $10,000 | Emergency management officials reported a large tree fell onto a car. The car was unoccupied at the time. Damage to the car is estimated at $10,000. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Grove | $10,000 | Emergency management officials reported the roofing blown off farm buildings in the 13000 block of County Road 500 east. Damage is estimated at $10,000. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peru | $10,000 | Mobile Home sustained structural damage. Trees and power lines down. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peru | $10,000 | Numerous trees and power lines down. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mexico | $10,000 | A large tree was blown down with the roof of a barn being blown off. |
| September 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macy | $10,000 | Several trees and power lines blown down. |
| December 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bunker Hill | $10,000 | SEVERAL TREES BLOWN DOWN. ONE BARN LOST A THIRD OF ITS ROOF. |
| December 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peru | $10,000 | POWER OUTAGES CAUSED BY HIGH WINDS KNOCKING TREE BRANCHES ONTO WIRES. |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | $10,000 | SEVERAL LARGE TREES AND POWER LINES WERE BLOWN DOWN. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peru | $5,000 | Powerlines down in Peru. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mexico | $5,000 | A large tree is down. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Grove | $5,000 | Emergency management officials reported a tree down onto a house near the intersection of Park Street and County Road 550 East. Power lines were also down in the area. Damage estimated at $5,000. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Junction | $5,000 | Amateur radio operators reported several trees blown down as well as some roof top television antenna damage. |
| June 2006 | Hail | Peru | $5,000 | Several homes in the Willow Creek subdivision sustained hail damage. |
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bennetts Switch | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down due to a small downburst that hit the south central part of thecounty. |
| April 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bunker Hill | $5,000 | Trees were downed. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chili | $3,000 | Law enforcement reported a roof blown off a home just north of Chili. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peru | $3,000 | Large tree and telephone poles down. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Macy | $3,000 | Trees were downed, a barn was damaged, and there was some roof damage. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mexico | $2,500 | Numerous trees down. One house damaged. |
| April 1962 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| May 1959 | Tornado | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| April 1957 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| March 1956 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| May 1954 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peru | $2,000 | Tree limbs are down in the area. A trained spotter estimates wind gusts of 55 mph. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peru | $2,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down. |
| September 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Peru | $1,500 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees in the southern part of the county. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Santa Fe | $1,500 | no account filed |
| March 2024 | Hail | Ridgeview | $1,500 | no account filed |
| March 2026 | Hail | Wawpecong | $1,000 | Video on Facebook shows hail, ranging from dime to quarter-size. |
The Survey's mineral resources record lists 8 workings inside this county. 7 still produce and 1 is closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 4 |
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | 2 |
| Stone | 1 |
| Fire Clay (Refractory) | 1 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Co. Hwy. Dept. | Stone | Producer | ||
| Precision Ceramics Plant | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Plant | ||
| Kickapoo Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mill Creek Stone & Gravel Corp. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Comersford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Kickapoo Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kratzer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wolf Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
History of Miami County, Indiana : a Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests devotes a chapter to each township: its boundaries and streams, who settled it and when, the mills, the schools and the churches. All 4 are reproduced here in full. Each row shows the township's own shape and where it lies in the county, drawn from the Census Bureau's boundary. Which settlements belong to which township is computed from that same boundary, not taken from the book.
| Shape and position in the county | Township | Settlements in it | Length | Sections |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Township | Birmingham, Macy, Wagoner | 21,742 words | 44 | |
| Jefferson Township | Courter, Denver, Doyle, Mexico | 7,329 words | 7 | |
| Peru Township | Hidden Hills, Oakdale, Peru, Ridgeview | 9,898 words | 1 | |
| Pipe Creek Township | Bunker Hill, Flora, Nead, Wells | 19,156 words | 33 |
3 books written about this county, cut here where the book itself is cut, at its printed chapters: 66 chapters in all. Every chapter is public domain, machine-read from the scan and reproduced complete. A chapter already given under one of the county's towns is not repeated in this list.
| Chapter | Length |
|---|---|
| Chapter 1: Introduction and Epitome | 1,145 words |
| Chapter 2: Mathematical and Physical Description | 596 words |
| Chapter 3: Indian History | 6,260 words |
| Chapter 4 | 6,522 words |
| Chapter 5 | 6,808 words |
| Chapter 6: The Miami Language | 1,009 words |
| Chapter 7: Organization and Political History | 2,120 words |
| Chapter 8: Pioneers and Cabins | 1,582 words |
| Chapter 9: Progress and Development | 1,389 words |
| Chapter 10: Military History | 2,601 words |
| Chapter 11: Taxation - Finances | 1,088 words |
| Chapter 59: Drainage | 1,318 words |
| Chapter 60: History of the Schools by John H. Brunele | 8,842 words |
| Chapter 14: Canal and Railroads Wabash and Erie Canal | 2,838 words |
| Chapter 15: A Reminiscence of the Early Bench and Bar | 1,946 words |
| Chapter 16: Natural Gas | 984 words |
| Chapter 17: History of the Churches | 8,335 words |
| Chapter 18: The Circuit Court | 7,989 words |
| Chapter 19: Peru | 16,156 words in 2 parts |
| Chapter | Length |
|---|---|
| Chapter 21: Statistical Review | 852 words |
| Chapter 1: Physical Features, Geology, Etc | 5,931 words |
| Chapter 2: Aboriginal Inhabitants | 15,386 words |
| Chapter 4: The Story of Frances Slocum | 6,867 words |
| Chapter 5: The Period of Preparation | 9,064 words |
| Chapter 6: Settlement and Organization | 9,766 words |
| Chapter 7: Township History | 10,176 words |
| Chapter 8 | 9,050 words |
| Chapter 10: Towns and Villages | 9,975 words |
| Chapter 11: Military History | 10,982 words |
| Chapter with an unread heading (no. 12 of those read) | 20,929 words in 2 parts |
| Chapter 14: Educational Development | 7,682 words |
| Chapter 15: The Bench and the Bar | 14,585 words |
| Chapter 17: Church History | 11,544 words |
| Chapter 18: Charities and Cemeteries | 5,866 words |
| Chapter 19: Miscellaneous History | 11,031 words |
| Chapter 20: Societies and Fraternities | 10,533 words |
Everyone History of Miami County, Indiana : a Narrative Account of Its Historical Progress, Its People and Its Principal Interests stops to write about, with the section that describes them. Among them are the men who founded the place and governed the Territory. Each name opens the passage itself, in the words of 1914.
Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.
Pipe Creek township · 46970 · On Little Pipe Creek · Bunker Hill quadrangle
13 sheets, 1951 to 1985
Harrison township · 46911 · On Negro Creek · Bunker Hill quadrangle
13 sheets, 1951 to 1985
Butler township · 46970 · On Daniel Creek · Peru quadrangle
13 sheets, 1951 to 1985
No longer a settlement
Pipe Creek township · 46970 · On Little Pipe Creek · Bunker Hill quadrangle
13 sheets, 1951 to 1985
The vanished settlements of Miami County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.
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