BlockLottaville, Indiana
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Ross Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46410. The Survey maps it on the Gary quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1900 USGS Toleston quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1900 USGS Tolleston quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Gary quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Gary quadrangle1:24000
- 1968 USGS Gary quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Gary quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
7 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Lottaville between 1995 and 2020, burning about 50 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore | HOBART |
| 26 April 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 25 acres | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore | LAKE |
| 8 March 2020 | Recreation and ceremony | 7.0 acres | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore | GEORGE |
| 24 March 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore | LIVERPOOL |
| 7 November 2020 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore | RIDGE FIRE |
| 10 November 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore | BIKE TRAIL |
| 12 October 1995 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore | CLARK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
4 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lottaville in 4 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lottaville | $100,000 | Large sections of roof were blown off of two apartment buildings at 57th Avenue and Hayes Street. Roof debris damaged at least six vehicles in the parking lot. Trees were also damaged. Several trees were uprooted and power lines blown down near the intersection of 57th Avenue and Grant Street. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lottaville | - | Trees were blown down around 71st Avenue. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Lottaville | - | The intersection of Route 30 and Taft Road was closed due to flooding. Flooding was reported along Route 30 east to Mississippi Street. A nearby rain gauge measured 3.52 inches of rain. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Lottaville | - | State Route 55 was closed in Merrillville due to flooding. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey Creek Meadows | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Ross | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Independence Hill | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Southmoor Park | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Merrillville | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Lincoln Village | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Chapel Manor | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Rolling Hill Estates | 2.6 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.
| Wikidata item Q122557808 | 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 438334. 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.