BlockBellfountain, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Noble Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47371. It stands on Sycamore Fork. The Survey maps it on the Fort Recovery quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1915 USGS Fort Recovery quadrangle1:48000
- 1915 USGS Fort Recovery quadrangle1:62500
- 1918 USGS Fort Recovery quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Fort Recovery quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Piqua quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
In the county-history sources
41 words on this townshipHistory of Jay County, Indiana, published 1864 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Noble Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Noble Township - 41 words.
Storms near this place
3 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bellfountain in 3 storm reports between 2015 and 2025: 3 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 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellfountain | $5,000 | Multiple trees down at 600 E and 100 S near Belfountain. Additional trees down at State Road 26 and 800 E. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellfountain | $1,000 | A tree was reported down across State Line Road. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bellfountain | - | Emergency management officials reported a few trees were blown down near State Road 26 between County Roads 700 and 800 East. Roof panels of a barn were also damaged. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brice | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Noble | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Salamonia | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Westchester | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Liber | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Portland | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Antioch | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| College Corner | 6.2 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 430777. 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.