Converse, Indiana
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Jackson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46919. It stands on Turkey Creek. The Survey maps it on the Sweetser quadrangle.
On record in Converse
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 3 records
Converse Depotlisted 1995
Converse-Jackson Township Public Librarylisted 1999- Converse Commercial Historic Districtlisted 2016
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Muncie quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Sweetser quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Wabash quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Sweetser quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Converse in 2004, burning about 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 April 2004 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
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 Converse: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipe Creek Stone Co. Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Converse in 16 storm reports between 2001 and 2020: 8 thunderstorm wind, 6 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Converse | - | Two large trees down. One in the street and the other on a house. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Converse | - | Emergency management officials reported two large trees down, one onto a home. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Converse | - | Measured gust on anemometer. 12 inch thick tree limbs also down. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Converse | - | Emergency management officials reported a grain bin was blown down by strong winds. In addition, the roof of a barn was blown off. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Converse | - | A trained spotter reported measured sustained winds of 45 mph with gusts as high as 60 mph. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Converse | - | Emergency management officials reported several four to six inch diameter tree limbs down. |
| June 2005 | Lightning | Converse | - | A gentleman riding a mo-ped was seeking shelter from the wind and rain when lightning struck the area he was standing. He was taken to the hospital, but his exact injuries and the cause were not available. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Converse | - | Emergency management reported trees and power lines down near Converse. |
| July 2003 | Flash Flood | Converse | - | Emergency management reported sewage overflow near Converse. Most roads in southern part of county closed. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Converse | - | A trained spotter measured a wind gust to 80 MPH north of Converse with large trees down. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Converse | - | no account filed |
| August 2008 | Hail | Converse | - | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Hail | Converse | - | no account filed |
| July 2003 | Hail | Converse | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Converse | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Converse | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amboy | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| North Grove | 5.5 miles | 10 | |
| Santa Fe | 7.9 miles | 14 | |
| McGrawsville | 8.3 miles | 13 | |
| Wawpecong | 9.0 miles | 10 | |
| New Santa Fe | 9.0 miles | 14 | |
| Peoria | 10.8 miles | 14 | |
| Loree | 10.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 432907. 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.




