Grantsburg, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47123. It stands on Bogard Creek. The Survey maps it on the English quadrangle. It stands 614 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1950 USGS English quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS English quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS English quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
39 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 39 fires within 5 miles of Grantsburg between 1992 and 2019, burning about 223 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 16 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Natural | 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 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | REST AREA - NORTH |
| 5 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | HEMLOCK |
| 24 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 157 acres | Hoosier National Forest | ABC MISCELLANEOUS |
| 20 September 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.5 acres | Hoosier National Forest | LIVE FIRE |
| 18 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | REST AREA -WOODS |
| 11 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | HEMLOCK #2 |
| 11 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | HEMLOCK #1 |
| 29 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | LYNCH |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Grantsburg: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford County Pit | Stone | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grantsburg in 8 storm reports between 2003 and 2019: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grantsburg | $15,000 | Trees and power lines blew down in Grantsburg, Indiana. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grantsburg | $15,000 | A tree fell on a mobile home. |
| April 2017 | Flood | Grantsburg | - | A trained spotter reported that Indiana Highway 237 was under 5-8 feet of water from the Little Blue River. A water rescue was necessary when a man drove into the water. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grantsburg | - | There were multiple reports of trees down between English and Interstate 64. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grantsburg | - | Tree limbs were downed across State Highway 237 just south of English. |
| February 2008 | Flash Flood | Grantsburg | - | Otter Creek Road was closed due to high water. |
| February 2008 | Flash Flood | Grantsburg | - | Otter Creek Road was closed due to high water. |
| April 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grantsburg | - | Two trees were downed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzer Crossroads | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| English | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Riddle | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Mifflin | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Tunnel Hill | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Sulphur | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Temple | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| West Fork | 4.8 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 Grantsburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5596686 | 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 449662. 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.
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.







