BlockCrumstown, Indiana
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Warren Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46554. The Survey maps it on the North Liberty quadrangle. It stands 709 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS North Liberty quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS North Liberty quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS South Bend quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
3,503 words on this townshipHistory of St. Joseph County, Indiana :, published 1880 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Warren Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Warren Township - 3,503 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Crumstown: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Albert Rupple Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bills Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mc Carthy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Saint Joseph Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| St. Joseph Materials Co., Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Crumstown in 5 storm reports between 2001 and 2023: 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2001 | Tornado (F3) | Crumstown | 1 killed, 2 hurt, $3,000,000 | This tornado touched down just southwest of Crumstown in St Joseph county Indiana and moved northeast into Berrien county Michigan (see Storm Data for Michigan, Extreme Southwest for more information on the end portion of this tornado). In St Joseph county Indiana the most significant damage was across Crumstown, where F3 damage with a path width up to 3/4 mile occurred. The tornado then moved to near the Michiana Regional Airport and across the Indiana Turnpike causing F0-F1 damage. Two men were injured northwest of South Bend. One man later died from his injuries. The tornado moved into Berrien county Michigan 6 miles NNW of South Bend. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crumstown | $5,000 | An amateur radio operator reported a tree was downed. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Crumstown | $5,000 | Amateur radio reported a tree was downed. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Crumstown | - | Law enforcement officials reported penny size hail covering the ground, along with a few shingles blown off a residence. |
| June 2019 | Hail | Crumstown | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Lydick | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Hubbard | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Zeigler | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Olive | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Chain-O-Lakes | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| North Liberty | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Terre Coupee | 6.5 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 Crumstown | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5190086 | 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 452578. 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.