BlockAdamsboro, Indiana
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Clay Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46947. It stands on Spring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Logansport quadrangle. It stands 640 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1953 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Logansport quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Logansport quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Logansport quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
2,007 words on this townshipHistory of Cass County, Indiana, published 1878 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Clay Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Clay Township - 2,007 words.
Storms near this place
12 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Adamsboro in 12 storm reports between 2009 and 2026: 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adamsboro | $75,000 | A survey of the area indicated straight line winds, on the order of 70 to possibly 75 mph, caused a small area of scattered damage. A pole barn was destroyed near the intersection of County Roads 150 South and 850 West. Debris from the barn was carried roughly a mile and a half towards the north. A barn and several trees were damaged on the 100 block of County Road 450 East. Damage is estimated at $75,000. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adamsboro | $10,000 | Trees and powerlines down on N CR 600 E between Logansport Rd and Division Rd. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Adamsboro | $8,500 | Snapped power pole and downed trees. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adamsboro | $5,000 | Tree and powerlines down near 300E and 150 N. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Adamsboro | $1,000 | Tree down near 800 E and 100 N. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adamsboro | $1,000 | Tree down at 600 E and Logansport Rd. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adamsboro | $1,000 | Tree down 3 miles NNW Ankola. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adamsboro | - | The local electric company reported a tree was blown down into power lines. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adamsboro | - | Emergency management officials reported a few trees onto homes near the intersection of County Road 150 North and 450 East. Numerous trees were also reported down in a nearby wooded area. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adamsboro | - | Emergency management officials estimated a 60 mph wind gust along the leading edge of the storm. |
| September 2015 | Hail | Adamsboro | - | no account filed |
| June 2013 | Hail | Adamsboro | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Adamsboro | 0.3 miles | 10 | |
| Danes | 1.6 miles | 10 | |
| Miami Bend | 2.8 miles | 10 | |
| Potawatomi Point | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Lewisburg | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Hoover | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| New Waverly | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Anoka | 4.4 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Adamsboro | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4680490 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 449611. 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.