BlockKappa Corner, Indiana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Ervin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46901. The Survey maps it on the Young America 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
- 1959 USGS Young America quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Logansport quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
What happened here
An account from the chapter on Ervin township. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.
Murder Trials
The first murder trial on record in the county was the killing of Mr. Hornbeck by Henry Moon, in about 1852. The men were cousins, and became involved in a dispute regarding a few cattle. It seems that Hornbeck went into a field to thrash Moon, but the latter stabbed the former with a pocket-knife, inflicting a mortal wound.
In the county-history sources
21,199 words on this townshipCounties of Howard and Tipton, Indiana. Historical and Biographical.., published 1883 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Ervin Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Ervin Township - 21,199 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 Kappa Corner: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orr Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kappa Corner in 8 storm reports between 2013 and 2024: 7 thunderstorm wind, 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 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Kappa Corner | $50,000 | This EF-1 tornado, with maximum wind speeds of 110 mph, caused several barns to sustain partial wall and roof damage. One garage slid off its foundation. Tree damage throughout the path. The path moved into northwest Howard County from eastern Carroll County. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kappa Corner | $25,000 | A hog barn had half of it's roof blown off by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kappa Corner | $10,000 | An 18 inch diameter and 40 foot fall healthy tree was snapped by thunderstorm wind gusts. Several other reports of damage across the county. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kappa Corner | $1,000 | A large uprooted tree was reported from near County Road 1240 West due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| October 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kappa Corner | $1,000 | A 30-foot tall, healthy tree was blown over due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| September 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kappa Corner | $1,000 | A tree was reported down across County Road 1250 West due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Report was relayed via Twitter. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kappa Corner | $1,000 | Tree limbs were reported down in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kappa Corner | - | An estimated 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust was observed in this location. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judson | 2.0 miles | 9 | |
| Ridgeway | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Poplar Grove | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| New London | 6.2 miles | 10 | |
| Shanghai | 6.7 miles | 10 | |
| West Middleton | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Shambaugh Siding | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Kokomo | 7.9 miles | 11 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122566407 | 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 437166. 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.