BlockCedar Canyons, Indiana
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Perry Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46765. The Survey maps it on the Cedarville quadrangle.
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
- 1956 USGS Cedarville quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Cedarville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
6,446 words on this townshipHistory of Allen County, Indiana., published 1880; Valley of the Upper Maumee River, with Historical Account of Allen County and the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana, published 1889 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Perry Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Perry Township - 6,446 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Cedar Canyons: 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brudi Pit #3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Brudi Pit 4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Canyon Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lampe Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Plant Number 7 N | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cedar Canyons in 8 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Canyons | $7,000 | A few trees down and some roof damage to a residence. |
| April 2025 | Hail | Cedar Canyons | $1,000 | Photo on Facebook shows half-dollar to ping-pong ball size hail. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Canyons | $1,000 | Amateur radio operators reported roof damage to a barn, with shingles torn off a adjacent house. Damage estimated at around $1000. In addition, the Fort Wayne Indiana ASOS reported a 61 mph wind gust and spotters reported a 68 mph wind gust in Fort Wayne. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Canyons | - | Amateur radio operators reported a tree was blown down. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Canyons | - | Amateur radio operators reported a tree was blown down onto a house. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Canyons | - | Amateur radio operators reported a tree was blown down. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cedar Canyons | - | A trained spotter reported a pear and maple tree were snapped in half. The trees were up to two feet in diameter. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Cedar Canyons | - | Amateur radio operators reported penny size hail for three minutes along with a few small tree limbs down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cedar Shores | 1.0 miles | 12 | |
| Royville | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Leo-Cedarville | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Cedarville | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Leo | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Huntertown | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Academie | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Sunnybrook Acres | 5.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 432260. 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.