BlockLaotto, Indiana
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Swan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46763. The Survey maps it on the Garrett quadrangle. It stands 873 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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 Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Garrett quadrangle1:24000
- 1973 USGS Garrett quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
25 words on this townshipIllustrated Historical Atlas of Noble County, Indiana., published 1874 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Swan Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Swan Township - 25 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Laotto: 5 producers, 1 past producer, 1 plant. 6 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brudi Pit 4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Canyon Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hixon Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Indian Springs Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lampe Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Midwest Plant No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Sheets Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Laotto in 7 storm reports between 2003 and 2014: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Laotto | $40,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. The steeple of a church in Laotta was blown off. No injuries were reported. |
| July 2013 | Lightning | Laotto | $20,000 | Local media and emergency management officials reported a home in Laotta was struck by lightning around 430 am EDT. A resident of the home was awakened by the noise associated with the lightning strike. Five to ten minutes later smoke and fire was reported. The lightning struck an underground gas line and sparked a fire in the home in the heating ducts. This then spread to the kitchen. Firefighters were able to get the fire quickly under control. Damage was estimated at $20,000. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Laotto | - | Local media reported some roof and panel damage to a barn as well as some tree damage. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Laotto | - | Amateur radio operators reported a large tree down across Indiana 205, forcing its temporary closure. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Laotto | - | A large tree was reported dowm across Indiana 205, forcing its closure. |
| July 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Laotto | - | A large tree was blown down onto county road 68. |
| August 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Laotto | - | Trees were reported down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Swan | 1.9 miles | 10 | |
| Ari | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Ege | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Avilla | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Lisbon | 9.0 miles | 11 | |
| Green Center | 9.0 miles | 12 | |
| Egans Point | 9.2 miles | 12 | |
| Bakertown | 9.9 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Laotto | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6460807 | 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 449681. 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.