51 topographic sheets cover 33 settlements here, and 4 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
4 National Register listings published here · the county-history sources name 2 people · people the book names include Part Bt .1. H. Battle (Jordan Township, 1883) (machine-read).
Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Andrew Brier House | building | 1986 | 86001617 |
 | Kent House and Hitchens House | building | 1984 | 84001719 |
 | Van Reed Farmstead | building | 2015 | 15000601 |
 | Warren County Courthouse | building | 2008 | 08000195 |
The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 196 reports for this county, causing no deaths, no injuries and about $3,906,000 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 91 |
| Hail | 43 |
| Flood | 33 |
| Flash Flood | 14 |
| Tornado | 13 |
| Heavy Rain | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1953 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| August 1991 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| April 1974 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Cliff | $150,000 | Large tree branches downed by thunderstorm wind gusts. Over 1000 power outages reported in the aftermath of the storms. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Lebanon | $100,000 | The roof and at least one wall was torn off a business by damaging winds. |
| March 2006 | Flood | Williamsport | $100,000 | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kramer | $35,000 | Damaging thunderstorm wind gusts blew barns, farm equipment, and trees over. Power lines were also reported down. Multiple roads were blocked due to debris and the trees that were downed. |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Countywide | $31,000 | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carbondale | $30,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged a tool shed and blew grain bins over. Financial damage is estimated. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamsport | $30,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew roof off apartment building. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Cliff | $25,000 | Extensive damage was done to a home near this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hedrick | $25,000 | Part of a roof was removed from a house north of the intersection of County Roads South 900 West and West 350 South due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Tree limbs were also downed. The Fowler State Bank sign was also blown over in Williamsport. |
| July 1978 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| June 1973 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| July 1961 | Tornado | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| February 2008 | Flood | Foster | $21,000 | Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Warren County due to heavy rain and snow melt. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Winthrop | $20,000 | Several culverts were washed out on county roads due to heavy thunderstorm rainfall. |
| January 2008 | Flood | Foster | $20,000 | Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Warren County due to heavy rain and snow melt. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rainesville | $15,000 | Dozens of trees downed by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamsport | $15,000 | Barn and tree damage across the county caused by thunderstorm wind gusts. The barn was located at this location. |
| November 2013 | Tornado (EF2) | Foster | $15,000 | At 1422EST, this EF-2 tornado developed along the Illinois-Indiana state line, just west of Rileysburg. A church was pushed off its foundation and the exterior walls collapsed in Rileysburg. A train car was also pushed off railroad tracks and a grain elevator was damaged in Rileysburg. Two mobile homes were completely destroyed to the west-southwest of Covington. At 1425EST, the tornado moved into south-central Warren County. Some trees were downed west of Covington in Warren County. The tornado lifted 2 miles west of Covington at 1426EST. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Foster | $15,000 | Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in eastern Warren County due to heavy rain and snow melt. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Foster | $12,000 | Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in eastern Warren County due to heavy rain. Flooding continued until April 6th at 14:37. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Vlg | $10,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts caused tree damage over a few blocks and stop signs were blown over on the southern portion of Pine Village. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Independence | $10,000 | Multiple large trees were uprooted or snapped due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| February 2007 | Flood | Williamsport | $10,000 | The Wabash River flooded in Warren County. The river remained in flood into March. Crests were over 5 feet above flood stage. |
| January 2007 | Flood | Williamsport | $10,000 | The Wabash River in Warren County flooded during much of January. Crests were as high as 8.8 feet above flood stage. |
| March 2007 | Flood | Williamsport | $10,000 | The Wabash River remained flooded in Warren County from February through March, dipping below flood stage for only brief periods during the month. Crests were nearly 8.5 feet above flood stage. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | State Line | $8,000 | A 12 to 14 inch diameter tree was downed across County Road 825 South due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Several other downed trees were reported from rural portions of the county. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnsonville | $8,000 | Trees were downed along County Road 700 West, south of Marshfield, due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. A home near the interestion of County Roads 700 West and 650 South sustained minor roof damage due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winthrop | $7,000 | Numerous trees were reported down in and near the Independence area due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Vlg | $6,000 | Trees and power lines were reported downed near Rainsville due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| August 2002 | Flash Flood | Countywide | $6,000 | no account filed |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Independence | $5,000 | Trees were reported down in the town of Independence due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| May 2008 | Flood | Foster | $5,000 | Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in eastern Warren County due to heavy rain. |
| April 2008 | Flood | Foster | $5,000 | Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in eastern Warren County due to heavy rain. |
| June 2008 | Flood | Foster | $5,000 | Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Warren County due to heavy rain. |
| April 2007 | Flood | Williamsport | $5,000 | Flooding returned to the Wabash River in Warren County during late April. The crest reached two and a half feet above flood stage. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamsport | $5,000 | A roof was damaged. |
| December 2006 | Flood | Foster | $5,000 | The Wabash River flooded in Warren County. The river crested nearly four feet above flood stage. |
| December 2006 | Flood | Foster | $5,000 | The Wabash River flooded in Warren County. The river crested at 5 feet above flood stage. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rainesville | $4,000 | Trees were reported down along with high water along Rocky Ford Road, near Briscoe Road in the Rainsville area. No other information was available. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshfield | $3,000 | Trees, approximately 10 inches in diameter, were downed in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Lebanon | $3,000 | One utility pole was snapped at the base, a couple trees were damaged, and a corn field was damaged due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. This report was received via Twitter. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Countywide | $3,000 | no account filed |
| January 2009 | Flood | Marshfield | $2,500 | Rainfall and warm temperatures that occurred on and off during the second half of December led to extensive lowland flooding on the Wabash River during late December and early January, affecting Warren County at and near the Covington river gage. Higher bottomlands also flooded. This flood event is a continuation from December. |
| March 1961 | Tornado | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Lebanon | $2,000 | Multiple trees knocked down due to thunderstorm wind gusts around the town of West Lebanon. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marshfield | $2,000 | A tree was reported down due to thunderstorm wind gusts along State Route 263 near County Road 500 West. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenhill | $2,000 | Power poles were down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2002 | Flash Flood | Williamsport | $2,000 | no account filed |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pine Vlg | $1,000 | Tree down by thunderstorm wind gusts on Indiana Route 26 west of Pine Village. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnsonville | $1,000 | Tree downed near the intersection of County Road 700W and Galloway Chapel Road. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Glen Cliff | $1,000 | A tree was blown down on State Road 28 in Warren County on the west end of Attica due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamsport | $1,000 | Utility lines were blown down near Saint Vincent Williamsport hospital on Ross Avenue, just east of the hospital, due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Williamsport | $1,000 | Several 4 to 6 inch tree limbs were snapped near Oakwood Drive in Williamsport due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. This report was relayed by social media. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Foster | $1,000 | A large tree was blown onto the road at West Baltimore Hill Road and State Road 263 due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Traffic had to be detoured around the tree. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Lebanon | $1,000 | A 16-inch diameter tree was downed in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rainesville | $1,000 | A viewer reported a healthy tree snapped in a yard. The winds were estimated at 50 mph. |
| May 2009 | Flood | Foster | $1,000 | Flooding occurred along the Wabash River near Foster, Indiana. The river crested 8.1 feet above flood stage on May 18th at a reading of 24.1 feet. Damage costs are grossly estimated. |
The Survey's mineral resources record lists 7 workings inside this county. 5 still produce and 2 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Sand and Gravel, Construction | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brown's Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hanging Rock Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Interstate Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kane's Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wabash Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Warren Co. Hwy. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana : Historical and Biographical devotes a chapter to each township: its boundaries and streams, who settled it and when, the mills, the schools and the churches. All 11 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jordan Township | Pence, Stewart, Sycamore Corner | 76,744 words | 28 | |
| Kent Township | State Line | 2,645 words | 0 | |
| Liberty Township | Carbondale, Five Points, Judyville, Kramer, Mudlavia Springs | 3,625 words | 0 | |
| Medina Township | Green Hill | 7,119 words | 0 | |
| Mound Township | Foster, Olin, Romine Corner | 1,717 words | 0 | |
| Pike Township | Old Town, West Lebanon | 7,923 words | 0 | |
| Pine Township | Brisco, Hooker Corner, Rainsville, Rocky Ford | 73,342 words | 24 | |
| Prairie Township | Tab | 48,449 words | 31 | |
| Steuben Township | Hedrick, Johnsonville, Marshfield, Sloan | 3,815 words | 0 | |
| Warren Township | Banning Corner, Black Rock, Glen Cliff, Independence, Winthrop | 2,976 words | 0 | |
| Washington Township | Williamsport | 18,986 words | 1 |
Everyone Counties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana : Historical and Biographical 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 1883.
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.
Medina township · 47906 · On Armstrong Creek · Otterbein quadrangle
13 sheets, 1942 to 1987
Liberty township · 47918 · By Lovers Leap · Williamsport quadrangle
10 sheets, 1953 to 1987
Pine township · 47918 · On Mud Pine Creek · Pine Village quadrangle
9 sheets, 1953 to 1987
Pike township · 47991 · On Johnson Branch · West Lebanon quadrangle
9 sheets, 1953 to 1987
Washington township · 47993 · On Fall Branch · Williamsport quadrangle
10 sheets, 1953 to 1987
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