BlockEtna, Indiana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Etna-Troy Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46725. The Survey maps it on the Ormas quadrangle. It stands 932 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1951 USGS Ormas quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Ormas quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
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 Etna: 1 past producer. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| County Line Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Etna in 7 storm reports between 2000 and 2020: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2008 | Flood | Etna | $50,000 | Emergency management officials reported several roads across the county were experiencing high water. The area extended from Tri Lakes to west of Churubusco, south to near Coesse and then west to South Whitley. Roads reported under water included near and west of Highway 109 in the Tri Lakes area, east towards Churubusco and around Highway 14. In the South Whitley area, flooding prompted the closure of a portion of State Route 5. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Etna | - | A pole barn, with its doors closed, had the doors pushed in by the wind and a corner of the barn's roof was removed. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Etna | - | A tree was reported down onto a house. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Etna | - | The public posted a picture of hail at least the size of golf balls on the office Twitter account. |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Etna | - | Emergency management officials reported a tree down across a road with power lines down. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Etna | - | Trees down. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Etna | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ormas | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Lorane | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| Cresco | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Larwill | 7.0 miles | 12 | |
| Five Points | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Tri-Lakes | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Columbia City | 9.2 miles | 11 | |
| Walnut Corners | 10.5 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 Etna | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5404662 | 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 434242. 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.