Chambersburg, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Paoli Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47454. The Survey maps it on the Paoli quadrangle. It stands 659 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Paoli quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Paoli quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Paoli quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
17 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Chambersburg between 1993 and 2018, burning about 108 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | LITTLE AFRICA |
| 16 September 2007 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | SPRINGS FIRE |
| 11 September 1993 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | not named |
| 30 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | BEECHGROVE |
| 11 May 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | PINE VALLEY |
| 12 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 77 acres | Hoosier National Forest | PIPELINE |
| 21 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Hoosier National Forest | STAMPER |
| 17 March 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | VAHALLA |
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 Chambersburg: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Calcar Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chambersburg in 10 storm reports between 2003 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 2 hail, 1 flood. 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 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chambersburg | $250,000 | An antique shop was destroyed by thunderstorm winds. Some trees were thrown on to homes. Numerous trees and power lines were downed. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chambersburg | $75,000 | A NWS Storm Survey in conjunction with Orange County Emergency Management concluded that straight line winds impacted a nearly 2 mile stretch along US Highway 150 southeast of Paoli. The hardest hit areas was southeast of Paoli where damage occurred to roofs and numerous softwood trees were uprooted. A truck was completely smashed by a downed tree, along with roof and foundation damage to a house from a fallen tree. Max winds were estimated between 75 and 80 mph along the sporadic half mile wide path. |
| February 2016 | Flash Flood | Chambersburg | - | A law enforcement official reported that portions of Highway 150 east was flooded due to intense heavy rain. |
| September 2014 | Flood | Chambersburg | - | Flood waters briefly covered U.S. Highway 150 about 3 miles east of Paoli. |
| May 2014 | Flash Flood | Chambersburg | - | Water overflowed U.S. Highway 150 at two places. The highway was briefly closed. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chambersburg | - | An NWS storm survey confirmed straight line winds uprooted trees and blew half a metal roof off a house. Winds were estimated to be 90 mph. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chambersburg | - | Tree damage was reported in Chambersburg. |
| September 2006 | Flash Flood | Chambersburg | - | Water covered U.S. Highway 150. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Chambersburg | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Chambersburg | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trotter Crossing | 1.5 miles | 11 | |
| Stampers Creek | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Mahan Crossing | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Millersburg | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Pine Valley | 4.2 miles | 15 | |
| Rego | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Syria | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Paoli | 4.8 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Chambersburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5069672 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 450763. 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.







