BlockLeiters Ford, Indiana
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Aubbeenaubbee Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46975. The Survey maps it on the Kewanna quadrangle. It stands 735 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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 Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Kewanna quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Knox quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
8 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leiters Ford in 8 storm reports between 1998 and 2012: 6 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leiters Ford | $150,000 | At least 6 homes were damaged by trees or tree limbs, with numerous other homes suffering lost shingles, siding and fascia. Numerous vehicles were also damaged from falling trees. Damage of at least $150,000 is estimated. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leiters Ford | - | Emergency management officials reported a tree and large branches were blown down. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leiters Ford | - | A large limb was blown down onto a road, near Leiters Ford, blocking the road for a short time. In addition, reports of other trees being blown down were received across the northwest part of the county. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leiters Ford | - | Several trees and tree limbs were reported down. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leiters Ford | - | Trees were reported down. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leiters Ford | - | Trees downed across roads. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Leiters Ford | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Leiters Ford | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delong | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Bruce Lake Station | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Pershing | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Guise Park | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Lake Bruce | 5.5 miles | 10 | |
| Richland Center | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Kewanna | 7.3 miles | 10 | |
| Tiosa | 9.8 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.
| Wikipedia article on Leiters Ford | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6520363 | 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 437766. 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.