BlockDoyle, Indiana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Jefferson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46970. The Survey maps it on the Peru quadrangle. It stands 787 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1951 USGS Peru quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Peru quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Logansport quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
7,329 words on this townshipHistory of Miami County, published 1896 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Jefferson Township covers the homestead stood upon a rise above the lower land, or where the "second bottom" lies and distant views expand; and near some water course, or spring, affording full supply, flowing along, a silvery string, to where the meadows lie, horace p. biddle. what is our life but an endless flight of winged facts or events?, emerson, essay on history. his township was named in honor of the great statesman, thomas jefferson. it contains an area of about 21,120 acres and is bounded on the north by union, east by richland and peru, south by peru and west by cass county. the surface is pleasantly diversified; the soil is excellent for generak agricultural. purposes. the country is drained and watered by eel river and its tributaries. the eel river valley is one of the best improved districts in indiana. the land is well drained and elegant country residences and good large barns. are found on every farm. the rich soil attracted settlers and this township was settled when there were not more than a dozen rude cabins in miamisport.
Read the chapter on Jefferson Township - 7,329 words.
Fires near this place
3 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Doyle between 2003 and 2005, burning about 2 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 | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 30 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 26 February 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Doyle: 5 producers, 1 unknown, 1 plant. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kickapoo Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Miami Co. Hwy. Dept. | Stone | Producer | ||
| Precision Ceramics Plant | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Plant | ||
| Comersford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Kickapoo Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kratzer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wolf Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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.
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.
| Wikidata item Q5303729 | 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 433678. 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.