BlockBrunerstown, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Madison Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46135. The Survey maps it on the Clinton Falls 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.
- 1951 USGS Clinton Falls quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Clinton Falls quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
583 words on this townshipBiographical and Historical Record of Putnam County, Indiana .., published 1887 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Madison Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Madison Township - 583 words.
Fires near this place
1 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Brunerstown in 2017, burning under an acre in total. 1 started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2017 | Natural | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | MAUMEE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Brunerstown: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sphalerite Occurrence Z78 | Zinc, Sulfur | Occurrence | Sphalerite |
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brunerstown in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 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 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Brunerstown | $20,000 | The episode's fifth and final tornado, an EF0, occurred briefly in far west-central Putnam County. After touching down about 800 feet north of County Road 400 South, the circulation tracked roughly parallel and about 500 feet southeast of a set of railroad tracks, ending about 350 feet west of County Road 800 West. The tornado tracked over an irregular patchwork of woods and farm fields, uprooting or downing numerous trees. Peak wind gusts at 85 mph. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunerstown | $7,000 | Tin roofs were lifted off several buildings and a few trees and tree limbs were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunerstown | $5,000 | Trees were downed near County Roads 700 West and 75 South due to thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brunerstown | $2,000 | Tree downed on road by thunderstorm wind gusts at the intersection of County Roads 125 South and 500 West. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Keytsville | 0.7 miles | 16 | |
| Vivalia | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Clinton Falls | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Van Bibber Lake | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Limedale | 6.7 miles | 16 | |
| Reelsville | 6.8 miles | 16 | |
| Greencastle | 7.1 miles | 14 | |
| Pleasant Gardens | 7.2 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 431667. 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.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
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.