Depauw, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Blue River Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47115. It lies near Schoolhouse Hill. The Survey maps it on the Depauw quadrangle. It stands 655 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1946 USGS Depauw quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Depauw quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Depauw in 2017, burning about 76 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 76 acres | Hoosier National Forest | JENNY HOLLOW |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Depauw: 2 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fluorite Occurrence #2 | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Fluorite Occurrence #2 | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| John S. Davis Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Louisville Cement Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Milltown Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
15 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Depauw in 15 storm reports between 2000 and 2026: 10 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Depauw | $50,000 | Local law enforcement reported trees down in the area along with transformers blown. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Depauw | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Depauw | - | Two foot diameter trees were blown down near Milltown. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Depauw | - | A video showed several inches of water flowing across a roadway in Depauw. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Depauw | - | There was a picture of an uprooted tree on social media. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Depauw | - | There was a second hand report of trees and power lines down in Depauw. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Depauw | - | The Milltown Fire Department measured a 76 MPH wind gust. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Depauw | - | There was a tree down at Wetzel Drive and West Street in Harrison County, Indiana. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Depauw | - | Trees were reported down. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Depauw | - | An off-duty NWS employee reported several trees down on numerous properties near the intersection of State Road 64 and 337. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Depauw | - | A county official reported trees down near the intersection of North Copeland Road and State Highway 337 near Depauw. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Depauw | - | John Smith road was flooded. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Depauw | - | Three feet of water was flowing over Depauw Fredrickburg Road. |
| October 2009 | Flash Flood | Depauw | - | Three to four feet of running water flowed over State Route 64 at Fredricksburg Road. Numerous other roads were also impassable. |
| February 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Depauw | - | Trees down |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frenchtown | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Little Saint Louis | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Fairdale | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Ramsey | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Hancock Chapel | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Wynnsboro (historical) | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Moberly | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Corydon Junction | 6.6 miles | 13 |
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 Depauw | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5260603 | 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 433484. 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.






