BlockLake Eliza, Indiana
13 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 Palmer quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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 Palmer quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Palmer quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Palmer 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
25 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Lake Eliza between 2001 and 2005, burning about 17 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
| 14 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
| 31 July 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | 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 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lake Eliza in 3 storm reports between 2003 and 2020: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Eliza | $1,000 | Traffic lights were blown down at the intersection of Route 2 and W 100 S. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Eliza | - | Trees were blown down blocking Division and S 200 W Roads. |
| July 2003 | Hail | Lake Eliza | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beatrice | 0.9 miles | 13 | |
| Porter Crossroads | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Lakes of the Four Seasons | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Gates Corner | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Shorewood Forest | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Aberdeen | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Cobbs Corner | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Sylvan Manor | 4.0 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 437528. 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.