BlockHarley, Indiana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Deer Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46923. The Survey maps it on the Delphi quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Danville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Delphi quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Logansport quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
11,192 words on this townshipHistory of Carroll County, Indiana : With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers ..., published 1882; History of Carroll County Indiana, published 1916 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Deer Creek Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Deer Creek Township - 11,192 words.
Fires near this place
5 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Harley between 2007 and 2008, burning about 1 acre in total. 1 started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 8 August 2007 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 22 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 15 May 2007 | Natural | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 5 February 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Harley: 2 producers, 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delphi Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Sphalerite Occurrence Z55 | Lead, Zinc, Sulfur | Occurrence | Sphalerite | |
| Munson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Vianco Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harley in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harley | $12,000 | Trees were downed from Delphi to Frankfort due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Duke Energy reported numerous service calls because of this. |
| May 2023 | Tornado (EFU) | Harley | - | Public videos and pictures confirmed a landspout tornado developed west-northwest of Flora and moved to the east-southeast over fields. One video showed the landspout moving through powerlines. No damage occurred. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harley | - | A 70 mph thunderstorm wind gust was estimated at this location. |
| May 2009 | Flood | Harley | - | Several County Roads were closed throughout the county due to flood waters from heavy rainfall. The event time is estimated. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 449495. 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.