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Cedarville, Indiana

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Cedar Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46765. The Survey maps it on the Cedarville quadrangle.

Cedarville within Allen County

Topographic sheets covering this place

6 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

In the county-history sources

8,294 words on this township

History of Allen County, Indiana., published 1880 names this settlement in its chapter on Cedar Creek Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.

St. Joseph River traverses the township from northeast to southwest. Cedar Creek flows through the western portion, joining St. Joseph River at a point near the village of Cedarville. There are also four small streams, or branches, flowing in a direction parallel with the course of Cedar Creek, and finding an out¬ let in the St. Joseph.

Passage source: History of Allen County, Indiana., published 1880.

The first religious meeting was held at the house of Jacob Notestine. in 1836, by Rev. Hickland, of the Methodist Protestant Church. In 1838, a class was organized under the auspices of this denomination, and received accessions from the Methodist Episcopal and United Brethren Churches. They held meetings at irregular intervals, in private houses, and at a later date, in the schoolhouse on Section 32 ; maintaining an organization until the members of the Methodist and United Brethren Churches withdrew to organize their respective denominations.

Passage source: History of Allen County, Indiana., published 1880.

United Brethren. - In February, 1861, a class of this denomination was organized at Hamilton, with fifty constituent members. Rev. Jonathan Thomas wiis their Pastor. Soon after the organization, they erected a church at Hamilton, in which they held services until 1875. The building was a frame, 36x48 feet, and cost 81,200. In 1875, it was sold to the Methodist Episcopal denomination, and, in the same year, a new edifice was erected at Cedarville, 30x40 feet. It was dedicated by Elder David Holmes in April, 1877. The following named minis¬ ters have officiated as Pastors of the Church : Revs. William Moffett, J. Lower, G. W. Stewart, G. W. Tuttle, Jonathan Thomas, -J. K. Alwood, E. Miller, M. Mothlen, J. W. Martin, D. B. Keller, G. W. Dinius, G. W. Redman. The present number of members is fifty ; Rev. J. W. Martin, present Pastor.

Passage source: History of Allen County, Indiana., published 1880.

Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.

Read the whole chapter on Cedar Creek Township - it names this place 10 more 10 times.

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Cedarville: 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Brudi Pit #3Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer

Every working recorded in Allen County

Storms near this place

21 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cedarville in 21 storm reports between 2007 and 2026: 13 thunderstorm wind, 8 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2022Thunderstorm WindCedarville$3,000A trained spotter reported that a fence was blown down and a flag pole was bent to the ground.
April 2026HailCedarville$1,000Report on mPING of 1 inch hail.
March 2023HailCedarville$500A report on mPING indicated hail of 0.50 inch.
February 2026HailCedarville-Reported as a tonnie sized hailstone (1.1 inches in diameter).
March 2025Thunderstorm WindCedarville-Measured via handheld anemometer.
March 2022Thunderstorm WindCedarville-The public reported a few three inch tree limbs broken as well as at least 1 power pole of unknown diameter.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindCedarville-Damage to trees was reported on mPING.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindCedarville-Large tree limbs down.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindCedarville-Three inch tree limbs broken. Power poles broken. Report from MPing.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindCedarville-Six to twelve inch diameter tree limbs downed at the Leo-Cedarville Park. Some of the limbs were rotted inside, others appeared healthy.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindCedarville-A large tree and power lines down across Gerig Road.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindCedarville-Fire department responded to report of power lines down.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindCedarville-One to Two foot diameter tree downed on Schwartz Road. Several larger tree limbs also downed.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindCedarville-Power poles broken. 3 inch tree limbs broken. Report from MPing.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindCedarville-Via MPING, downed tree limbs and power lines were reported.
August 2007Thunderstorm WindCedarville-A tree was blown down in the Leo-Cedarville area.
February 2026HailCedarville-no account filed
February 2026HailCedarville-no account filed
February 2026HailCedarville-no account filed
May 2022HailCedarville-no account filed
March 2022HailCedarville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Allen County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Leo-Cedarville0.7 miles12
Leo1.5 miles12
Grabill3.0 miles11
Cedar Shores3.1 miles12
Hursh4.0 miles11
Cedar Canyons4.1 miles12
Sunnybrook Acres4.2 miles12
Cuba4.6 miles11

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 432292. 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.