BlockAlgiers, Indiana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Jefferson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47567. The Survey maps it on the Winslow 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.
- 1902 USGS Ditney quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1903 USGS Velpen quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Winslow quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Princeton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
1 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Algiers in 1 storm report in 2016: 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Algiers | $50,000 | The tornado began along Highway 356 and then turned more east along East County Road 325N. The tornado ended right near the Dubois County line. Most of the damage near Highway 356 was tree damage. Where the tornado crossed County Road 850E, one home received substantial damage. The attached garage was blown down, and some windows and doors were broken. A farm building and a small shed were blown down. Dozens of trees along the path were broken or uprooted. Peak winds were estimated near 90 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highbank Town | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Iva | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Cato | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Alford | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Rogers | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Arda | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Otwell | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Petersburg | 5.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 430075. 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.