BlockCoe, Indiana
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Monroe Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47660. It stands on Honey Creek. The Survey maps it on the Oakland City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 18 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.
- 1902 USGS Ditney quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1903 USGS Petersburg quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Oakland City quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Princeton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Coe between 2001 and 2016, burning about 786 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 April 2001 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.5 acres | Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge | MAXEY! |
| 7 April 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge | SNAKEY POINT |
| 5 April 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 60 acres | Hoosier National Forest | PIKE FIRE |
| 15 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 716 acres | Indiana Division of Forestry | COAL CAR |
| 19 February 2016 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Patoka River National Wildlife Refuge | BOYD TRAIL FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coe in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2011: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coe | $150,000 | Hundreds of trees were either snapped or uprooted. Numerous homes received minor roof damage. The damage began about 3.5 miles east-southeast of Oakland City just east of the railroad tracks. Areas just south of Arthur were affected. The damage continued across Highway 61 and Highway 64, as well as areas on either side of County Road 364. The damage stayed south of the Patoka River. Peak winds were estimated around 85 mph. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coe | $100,000 | At least seven homes across the county sustained damage. The most severe house damage occurred in the Coe area. A two-car garage was destroyed, with debris blown onto Highway 61. Pieces of the garage were blown through the roof of the house. A central air conditioning unit was blown off its pad. A house next door lost part of its roof. A pole barn was blown apart near Cato. Across the county, a large number of trees were blown down. At least 15 roads were impassable at one point, including State Highway 56. Near Winslow, a tree was blown onto a house with damage to the front of the home. Schools were closed the following day. |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Coe | $20,000 | Several dozen trees were uprooted or snapped. Peak winds were estimated near 95 mph. The average path width was 40 yards. |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF2) | Coe | - | Thousands of large trees were snapped or uprooted on mine reclamation land north of County Road 900. Peak winds were estimated near 120 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enos Corner | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Scottsburg | 2.4 miles | 19 | |
| Arthur | 2.4 miles | 19 | |
| Oakland City Junction | 2.9 miles | 18 | |
| Marysville | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Spurgeon | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Augusta | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| Muren | 4.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 449045. 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.
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.