BlockAdel, Indiana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Franklin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47460. The Survey maps it on the Freedom quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1908 USGS Bloomfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Freedom quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Bloomington quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Adel: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| W. C. Hargis Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Adel in 8 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 3 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 flood, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2013 | Flash Flood | Adel | 1 killed, $5,000 | An Owen County woman was killed Christmas Eve when her car hit flooded waters on her way to a Christmas family gathering. According to a release, emergency crews responded to the area around 8:00 p.m. Tuesday for a call that a car landed in flooded water. When they got to the vehicle, they say there wasn't anyone inside. After a brief search, including a door-to-door search, they found the driver, 86, partially submerged in the water a short distance from the car. She was pronounced dead at the scene. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Adel | $50,000 | Reports of vehicle dents with broken windows to houses and vehicles. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adel | $3,000 | Trees downed due to thunderstorm wind gusts across the southeastern portions of the county. |
| July 2010 | Heavy Rain | Adel | - | Rainfall of 3.19 inches was measured in this location. |
| April 2009 | Flood | Adel | - | Brief and very minor lowland flooding returned to the Spencer, Indiana area along the White River mid-April. The river crested 0.1 feet above flood stage on April 16th at a reading of 14.1 feet. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Adel | - | Heavy rain totaling 2.49 inches within one hour caused flash flooding. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Adel | - | no account filed |
| May 2012 | Hail | Adel | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pottersville | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Braysville | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| New Hope | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Vilas | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Freeman | 3.3 miles | 24 | |
| Freedom | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Farmers | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Hancock Corner | 6.0 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 430020. 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.