BlockKenneth, Indiana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Jefferson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46947. The Survey maps it on the Lucerne quadrangle. It stands 650 feet above sea level.
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
- 1960 USGS Lucerne quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Logansport quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
1,081 words on this townshipHistory of Cass County, Indiana, published 1878 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Jefferson Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Jefferson Township - 1,081 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Kenneth: 3 producers, 1 past producer, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sphalerite Occurrence Z76 | Zinc, Sulfur | Occurrence | Sphalerite | |
| Engineering Aggregates Corp. Plt. 2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Logansport Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Logansport Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Logansport Sand & Gravel Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kenneth in 5 storm reports between 2011 and 2026: 4 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenneth | $1,000 | Tree is down blocking the roadway near France Park. |
| February 2026 | Hail | Kenneth | - | Picture from the public relayed by EMA, west of France Park. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenneth | - | Large tree limb fell onto a vehicle and is blocking the road. No injuries were reported. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenneth | - | Emergency management officials reported a large tree limb snapped and across the road. In addition, a tree adjacent to a road was uprooted, with some damage to the road. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kenneth | - | Large trees were snapped in half or uprooted. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown | 2.2 miles | 10 | |
| Lake Cicott | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Clymers | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Dunkirk | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Logansport | 6.2 miles | 10 | |
| Verona | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Royal Center | 7.3 miles | 9 | |
| Lucerne | 8.2 miles | 9 |
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 Q6389772 | 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 437248. 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.