BlockGeorgetown, Indiana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Springfield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46743. The Survey maps it on the Woodburn North quadrangle.
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 Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Woodburn North quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Defiance quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
5,970 words on this townshipHistory of Allen County, Indiana., published 1880; Valley of the Upper Maumee River, with Historical Account of Allen County and the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana, published 1889 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Springfield Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Springfield Township - 5,970 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Georgetown: 2 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Krafft Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Spencerville Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Georgetown in 6 storm reports between 2000 and 2017: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Georgetown | $20,000 | A large tree as well as an emergency siren pole were blown down. |
| May 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Georgetown | - | A trained spotter reported at least one four to five inch diameter tree limb down. |
| August 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Georgetown | - | A trained spotter reported two to three foot diameter tree limbs were blown down as well as part of a barn roof was blown off. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Georgetown | - | Large limbs down near Georgetown Shopping Center. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Georgetown | - | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Hail | Georgetown | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Halls Corners | 0.9 miles | 11 | |
| Harlan | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Cuba | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Bluecast | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Grabill | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Hursh | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Woodburn | 7.4 miles | 11 | |
| Milan Center | 7.4 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.
| Wikidata item Q85845990 | 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 435025. 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.