BlockBarbee, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Tippecanoe Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46582. It lies near Dunham Hill. The Survey maps it on the North Webster quadrangle. It stands 840 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1950 USGS North Webster quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS North Webster quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
863 words on this townshipBiographical and Historical Reocrd of Kosciusko County, published 1887 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Tippecanoe Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Tippecanoe Township - 863 words.
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 Barbee: 1 past producer. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Line Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
21 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Barbee in 21 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 17 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barbee | $150,000 | A wet microburst with estimated winds of 80 mph caused numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines to be blown down around Barbee Lake, Kuhn Lake and extending northeast to southeast of North Webster. Damage is estimated at $150,000. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barbee | $5,000 | Report of multiple trees down in subdivision. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barbee | $5,000 | Trees uprooted and broken. Reported via Twitter. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barbee | $2,000 | A pear tree was snapped and another tree was uprooted. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barbee | $2,000 | Measured wind gusts to 73 mph. A huge tree and numerous branches down. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barbee | $1,000 | Large tree down and blocking road. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barbee | $1,000 | A small tree was downed on State Route 13. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barbee | - | Numerous trees downed around Big Barbee Lake. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barbee | - | An off duty NWS employee reported a small, healthy tree was snapped. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barbee | - | An off duty NWS employee reported a large tree was blown down. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barbee | - | An off duty NWS employee reported a large trees was blown down onto northbound State Route 13, blocking traffic. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barbee | - | Several trees were blown down in the Barbee Lakes area. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Barbee | - | Torrential rainfall caused rapid run-off on already moist ground, resulting in nearly a dozen roads being closed due the flood waters. Several others roads that typically flood during heavy rain, were marked with high water signs. Spotters and radar estimates showed that between three and five inches of rain fell over a several hour period. The highest amount, 5.47 inches, was reported by an off duty NWS employee in the Winona lake area. |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barbee | - | An off duty NWS employee reported extensive tree damage in North Webster, with several trees onto roadways. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barbee | - | A 61 mph wind gust was recorded at a NWS employee's home during the storm. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barbee | - | A NWS employee reported a healthy tree limb, six to eight inches in diameter down on County Road 450 North, west of Brown Road. |
| December 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barbee | - | An off duty NWS employee recorded a 61 mph wind gust at his residence. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barbee | - | TREE LIMBS AND POWER LINES DOWN. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Barbee | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Hail | Barbee | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Barbee | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bayfield | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Lakeview Spring | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| North Webster | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Between-The-Lakes Park | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Yellowbanks | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Mineral Springs | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Eagle Point | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Highbanks | 3.1 miles | 14 |
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 Barbee | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4859553 | 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 430481. 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.