BlockDundee, Indiana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Pipe Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46001. It stands on Orestes Run. The Survey maps it on the Elwood quadrangle. It stands 869 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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 Muncie quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Elwood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
In the county-history sources
1,200 words on this townshipHistory of Madison County, Indiana, from 1820 to 1874 : Giving a General Review of Principal Events, Statistical and Historical Items, Derived from Official Sources, published 1874 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Pipe Creek Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Pipe Creek Township - 1,200 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 Dundee: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ryan, Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dundee in 6 storm reports between 2010 and 2018: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dundee | $20,000 | A couple of outbuildings were destroyed and there were numerous 2 to 3-foot diameter, live trees snapped due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dundee | $18,000 | Three power poles were broken and several others were leaning near the intersection of County Roads 500 West and 1000 North due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. One or more of the poles were described as being major poles. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dundee | $8,000 | An empty tractor trailer was blown over due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts at State Route 28 and County Road 600 West. |
| November 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dundee | $1,500 | Multiple utility lines were downed due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts on County Road 1550 North, between County Roads 300 West and 600 West, closing the road. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dundee | $1,000 | An 8 to 10-inch tree was blown down due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Some hail damage also occurred to corn and bean fields, east of Elwood at 500 West between 1100 and 1200 North. This report was relayed from emergency management employees in the area. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Dundee | $500 | Water was reported to be covering the roadway at County Road 400 W and between 1000 and 1100 N. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orestes | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| Frankton | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Gimco City | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Alexandria | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Elwood | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| South Elwood | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| College Corner | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Linwood | 6.7 miles | 14 |
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 Dundee | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5314783 | 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 433774. 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.