BlockCosperville, Indiana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Elkhart Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46794. The Survey maps it on the Albion quadrangle. It stands 902 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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 Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Albion quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1973 USGS Albion quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
87 words on this townshipIllustrated Historical Atlas of Noble County, Indiana., published 1874 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Elkhart Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Elkhart Township - 87 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Cosperville: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ligonier Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Miller Pit | Limestone, General | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cosperville in 3 storm reports between 2009 and 2019: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cosperville | - | The public reported roof damage to a barn with several large trees blown down or snapped. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cosperville | - | Local officials reported a large tree was blown down at County Road 125 West and 1050 North. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cosperville | - | County dispatch reported numerous trees and power lines down in Cosperville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wawaka | 1.7 miles | 11 | |
| Brimfield | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Rome City | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Ligonier | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Albion | 6.4 miles | 11 | |
| Wolcottville | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Kimmell | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Port Mitchell | 8.4 miles | 11 |
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 Cosperville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5174669 | 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 433009. 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.