BlockChapel Manor, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Ross Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46410. The Survey maps it on the Crown Point quadrangle.
On record in Chapel Manor
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Morgan-Skinner-Boyd Homesteadlisted 2010 · 0.6 miles away
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.
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Crown Point quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Crown Point quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Crown Point quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
5 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Chapel Manor between 2001 and 2020, burning about 32 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore | HOBART |
| 26 April 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 25 acres | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore | LAKE |
| 8 March 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 7.0 acres | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore | GEORGE |
| 24 March 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore | LIVERPOOL |
| 10 November 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore | BIKE TRAIL |
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 Chapel Manor: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Co. Hwy. Dept. | Stone | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merrillville | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Southmoor Park | 0.8 miles | 14 | |
| Turkey Creek Meadows | 1.5 miles | 14 | |
| Independence Hill | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Green Acres | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Lottaville | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| Lincoln Village | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Liberty Park | 3.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 432405. 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.