BlockGravelton, Indiana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1994. It lies in ZIP code area 46550. The Survey maps it on the Nappanee East quadrangle. It stands 846 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 Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Nappanee East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Nappanee East quadrangle1:24000
- 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 Gravelton: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goshen Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gravelton in 1 storm report in 2014: 1 tornado. 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 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Gravelton | - | A NWS survey of damage revealed a brief tornado occurred south of Gravelton. The touchdown occurred just south of County Road 1250 North and east of County Road 400 West where a large metal barn was destroyed. The tornado crossed 1250 North and went through a corn field and impacted a small barn near County Road 200 West, north of County Road 1250 North where debris was thrown into another corn field where the circulation finally lifted. Maximum winds were estimated at 80 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hastings | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Milford Junction | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Milford | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Shady Banks | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Clunette | 8.0 miles | 11 | |
| Leesburg | 8.2 miles | 13 | |
| Redmon Park | 8.6 miles | 13 | |
| Musquabuck Park | 8.9 miles | 13 |
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 Gravelton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5597864 | 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 435362. 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.