BlockBrems, Indiana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Center Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46534. The Survey maps it on the Knox West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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 Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Knox West quadrangle1:24000
- 1969 USGS Knox West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Knox quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
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 Brems: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanna Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brems in 12 storm reports between 2010 and 2026: 11 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brems | $35,000 | Report of a barn destroyed, with debris on SR 8 west of the Starke County Airport. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Brems | - | Spotter reports dime to penny size hail. Estimated gusts of 35 mph to 45 mph. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brems | - | Multiple trees down across much of western Starke County. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brems | - | Report was received of trees and tree limbs down along state route 8 between N CR 100 W and N Range Road. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brems | - | The automated weather observation system at the Starke County airport recorded a 63 mph wind gust. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brems | - | Emergency management officials reported barn buildings were knocked over and suffered roof collapse. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brems | - | Emergency management officials reported a large tree was blown down onto a house near the intersection of County road 200 N and 100 W. |
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brems | - | County officials reported a large tree was blown down at the intersection of State Routes 8 and 39. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brems | - | An 85 mph wind gust was observed by airport staff on the automated weather system before power was lost. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brems | - | Emergency management officials and local media reports indicated damage to several hangars at the Starke county airport in Knox. Several planes suffered varying degrees of damage with some tipped forward or suffering wing damage. |
| September 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brems | - | State officials reported trees down at the intersection of State Roads 39 and 8. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brems | - | A 59 mph gust was measured at Knox County AWOS. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indian Hill | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| Knox | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Toto | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| English Lake | 8.4 miles | 10 | |
| North Judson | 9.5 miles | 10 | |
| Aldine | 9.6 miles | 9 | |
| Winona | 9.8 miles | 10 | |
| Lena Park | 10.0 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 431480. 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.