BlockBakertown, Indiana
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Jefferson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46701. The Survey maps it on the Ege quadrangle. It stands 978 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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 Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Ege quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Ege quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Bakertown: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taggert Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bakertown in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakertown | $40,000 | A residence on County Road 300 East, just south of County Road 100 North, suffered damage to a roof as a large tree clipped a corner of the house. Another tree fell onto a detached garage, causing damage to a wall. In addition, a pole barn had a portion of the roof torn off. The residence was occupied by the owners as well as several children. All in the residence took shelter in a basement with no injuries being reported. Damage is estimated at $40,000. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakertown | $30,000 | Several healthy tree branches around 12 inches in diameter broken and a couple trees uprooted. Some siding damaged from wind driven hail. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakertown | - | Law enforcement officials reported a large tree was blown down. |
| November 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bakertown | - | Emergency management officials reported a tree was blown down onto a road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egans Point | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Green Center | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Albion | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Port Mitchell | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Burr Oak | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Lisbon | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Avilla | 6.3 miles | 10 | |
| Ege | 6.3 miles | 12 |
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 Bakertown | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q30623362 | 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 430440. 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.