BlockCoppess Corner, Indiana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46772. The Survey maps it on the Berne quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1911 USGS Berne quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Berne quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Lima quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
In the county-history sources
975 words on this townshipSnow's History of Adams County, Indiana, published 1907 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Washington Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Washington Township - 975 words.
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 Coppess Corner: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krick-Tyndall Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Coppess Corner in 4 storm reports between 2010 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Lightning | Coppess Corner | $50,000 | A local newspaper reported that lightning struck a two-car garage, causing a fire. The fire heavily damaged the building as well as two cars and other items inside it. Damage is estimated at $50,000. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coppess Corner | $1,500 | A tree was uproot onto CR 100 N. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Coppess Corner | - | A trained spotter recorded a 61 mph wind gust. In addition, several five inch diameter tree limbs were blown down. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Coppess Corner | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monroe | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Elm Tree Crossroads | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Honduras | 4.1 miles | 10 | |
| Peterson | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Salem | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Berne | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Decatur | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Pleasant Mills | 6.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 432958. 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.