BlockHurlburt, Indiana
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Porter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46385. The Survey maps it on the Hebron quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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 Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Hebron quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Hebron quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Hebron quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
8,358 words on this townshipCounties of Porter and Lake, Indiana : Historical and Biographical, published 1882 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Porter Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Porter Township - 8,358 words.
Fires near this place
16 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Hurlburt between 2001 and 2005, burning about 13 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 2 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 18 August 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 10 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 8 May 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 30 May 2005 | Other causes | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 25 May 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 30 April 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hurlburt in 7 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hurlburt | $2,500,000 | Widespread wind damage from near Lakes of The Four Seasons along the Lake/Porter County line, through central Porter County, ending southeast of Kouts, near the Porter LaPorte County line. Numerous trees were uprooted and blown over. At least 50 houses across the county were damaged. The most intense damage was near Kouts where large hardwood trees were uprooted or snapped. Twenty three large metal truss towers for high tension power lines were blown down along a four mile path east of Kouts. Winds with the most intense damage were estimated at 100 to 120 mph. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hurlburt | $500 | A utility pole was blown down near 550 W and 350 S. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hurlburt | - | A barn was damaged and tree branches were broken near IN-2 and CR 350S near Hurlburt. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hurlburt | - | Shingle damage was observed on several homes off of S County Road 500 W northeast of Hebron, blown toward the southeast. Wind magnitude and time were estimated based on radar. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hurlburt | - | Seven power poles were broken along S County Road 500 W northeast of Hebron. Additionally, a gas line marker pole was bent in the vicinity of the downed power poles. Wind magnitude and time were estimated based on radar. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hurlburt | - | Pieces of siding were pulled from a house along S County Road 500 W south of W County Road 500 S. A tree branch was also blown down and a large shrub was found leaning over. Wind magnitude and time were estimated based on radar. |
| January 2020 | Flood | Hurlburt | - | Flooding was reported on County Road 500 W from Cornell Ditch. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Crossroads | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Boone Grove | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Lakes of the Four Seasons | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Hebron | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Beatrice | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Eliza | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Gates Corner | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Aylesworth | 4.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 436641. 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.
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.