BlockLeases Corner, Indiana
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Harrison Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46950. The Survey maps it on the Logansport quadrangle.
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 Danville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Logansport quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Logansport quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Logansport quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
815 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 Harrison Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Harrison Township - 815 words.
Storms near this place
4 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leases Corner in 4 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1995 | Tornado (F1) | Leases Corner | $100,000 | Brief tornado touchdown resulted in one house and one mobile home being destroyed. Four other homes were damaged. The tornado lifted near the town of Metea. Numerous trees and power lines were downed also. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leases Corner | $35,000 | Barn collapsed. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leases Corner | $12,500 | Numerous reports of tree damage and reports of structural damage in Cass County. Siding blown off and damage to a barn roof are some examples. |
| May 2013 | Flood | Leases Corner | - | Emergency management officials reported three to 6 inches of water on many roads between State Routes 16 and 17, north of County Road 400 North in the Royal Center area. Local rain gauges indicates upwards of 3 inches of rain fell during the evening hours. Heavy rain persisted into June 1st. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lucerne | 1.5 miles | 9 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 2.9 miles | 10 | |
| Verona | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Metea | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Royal Center | 6.7 miles | 9 | |
| Dunkirk | 7.7 miles | 9 | |
| Logansport | 7.8 miles | 10 | |
| Twelve Mile | 7.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 437704. 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.
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.