BlockForest City, Indiana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Keener Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46310. The Survey maps it on the Shelby quadrangle. It stands 653 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.
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Shelby quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Shelby quadrangle1:24000
Storms near this place
3 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Forest City in 3 storm reports between 2014 and 2026: 2 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Forest City | $60,000 | A tornado started near Colfax St. and tracked through the south side of Shelby, through DeMotte, and ended slightly east of N. 600W Rd. A large barn was completely destroyed, and damage was done to houses in both Shelby and DeMotte. In addition, numerous hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted. Maximum winds were estimated to 110 mph. |
| March 2026 | Tornado (EF1) | Forest City | - | A destructive EF-3 tornado was nearing the end of its lifecycle upon briefly moving into northwest Jasper County and dissipated shortly thereafter. After forming in Kankakee County and causing EF-3 caliber damage in Kankakee and Newton counties, this tornado crossed into far northwestern Jasper County between W 1100 N Road and W 1200 N Road. Along N 1200 W Road just east of I-65, a continuous corridor of trees was entirely uprooted, a few outbuildings were damaged, and the roof was removed from a house. In the community of Forest City, a continuous corridor of trees was uprooted, and a few residences had shingles removed. The tornado diminished in intensity as it moved northeast toward N 1100 W Road, and then dissipated just south of the intersection of N 1100 W Road and W 1300 N Road. The tornado resulted in three fatalities and around a dozen injuries, though none reported in Jasper County. The damage sustained in Jasper County was found to be on the order of EF-1 strength. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Forest City | - | A large tree was blown down at Paul Revere Road and County Line Road N 1200 W. |
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 Q5468812 | 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 434647. 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.
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.