BlockHackleman, Indiana
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Liberty Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46928. The Survey maps it on the Fairmount quadrangle. It stands 879 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 12 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 Muncie quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Fairmount quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
In the county-history sources
10,658 words on this townshipHistory of Grant County, Indiana, published 1886 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Liberty Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Liberty Township - 10,658 words.
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 Hackleman: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pipe Creek Jr. Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hackleman in 5 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Hackleman | $100,000 | A survey of damage in Grant County indicated that a circulation touched down roughly two miles southwest of Fairmount. The circulation touched down at a residence in the 10,000 block of County Road South 200 West. The back side of the roof of the residence was ripped off, along with some siding stripped and windows broken. Debris from the property was carried into the adjacent field. The tornado continued northeast where other residences as well as trees suffered varying degrees of damage. The tornado lifted near the intersection of State Routes 26 and 9. Damage found was consistent with winds between 100 and 110 mph. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hackleman | $10,000 | Trailer damaged from falling trees. |
| August 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hackleman | $10,000 | NUMEROUS TREES DOWN. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hackleman | - | Trees and power lines were blown down near the intersection of County Road 325 West and State Route 26. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Hackleman | - | 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.
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 Hackleman | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14688377 | 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 435581. 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.