BlockDisko, Indiana
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Pleasant Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46982. The Survey maps it on the Silver Lake quadrangle. It stands 860 feet above sea level.
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 Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Silver Lake quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
7,000 words on this townshipHistory of Wabash County Indiana, published 1914 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Pleasant Township covers beattiful lakes and rivers, toi'ograi'iiy and soie, pleasant township ok today, jesse mover, first settler, tyi'ical pioneer trii*, ^iembers op the first colony.
Read the chapter on Pleasant Township - 7,000 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 Disko: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Disko Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Disko in 4 storm reports between 2001 and 2022: 2 tornado, 1 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Disko | $20,000 | The public reported there is damage to houses from thunderstorm wind. |
| July 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Disko | - | A NWS survey of damage indicated a tornado touched down just west of State Route 15 in a corn field with some ground scouring noted. The tornado proceeded rapidly east northeast with extensive tree and crop damage. Several farmsteads along the track suffered minor to moderate damage of structures. The tornado crossed into Kosciusko County east of County Road 100 West. Maximum winds for the entire tornado were estimated at 100 mph with a total length across both counties of around 7 miles. |
| November 2013 | Tornado (EF2) | Disko | - | A survey of damage in Wabash county by a NWS Survey team revealed that a tornado that would eventually reach EF2 intensity produced damage starting just south of the Wabash/Kosciusko county line just west of State Route 15. The tornado destroyed a small shed (DI: SBO DOD:6) and caused minor roof damage to a residence before going over open fields. The tornado crossed into Kosciusko county approximately 4 tenths of a mile east of State Route 15, where it continued for an additional 3.5 miles. While in Wabash county, the tornado produced maximum wind speeds of around 85 mph (EF0) in Wabash county and was on the ground for about 7 tenths of a mile. |
| June 2001 | Hail | Disko | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stockdale | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Laketon | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Roann | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Ijamsville | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Newton | 7.0 miles | 11 | |
| Bolivar | 8.7 miles | 11 | |
| North Manchester | 9.3 miles | 10 | |
| Urbana | 10.8 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 Disko | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5282325 | 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 433567. 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.