BlockMillersport, Indiana
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Madison Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47542. The Survey maps it on the Velpen quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1902 USGS Ditney quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1903 USGS Velpen quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Velpen quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Princeton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
619 words on this townshipHistory of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910, published 1910 names this settlement in its chapter on Madison Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
Kemp, count}' survej'or. Forty acres were divided into one hundred lots and suitable streets, including a p2iblic square of one acre in the center. There is no post office and really no town. The place is used for a farm. Circumstances combined to prevent it becoming a town. Stephen McDonald Miller was the founder. Millersport is the lost town of the county.
Passage source: History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910, published 1910.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Madison Township - it names this place 1 more 1 time.
Storms near this place
12 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Millersport in 12 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 tornado, 2 flash flood, 1 flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2011 | Tornado (EF2) | Millersport | 1 hurt, $500,000 | An NWS storm survey confirmed that an EF-2 tornado with two segments touched down in Dubois county. The tornado first touched down just north of Duff east of County Road 650W. At touchdown straight-line wind damage was also observed to the south of the tornado. Damage to several large metal buildings, a large barn, and a radio tower were observed as the tornado crossed Dubois County south of Jasper.|After a brief break in the path, the tornado touched down four miles southwest of Celestine and took a slight turn to the northeast. The most significant damage along this segment was in Celestine near Ellsworth Road. Damage included roofs blown off two brick homes with the walls collapsed in one home. In addition a double-wide trailer was blown off its foundation and an RV was tossed across the road. One minor injury was reported. The tornado was rated EF-1 with winds of 100 mph and a path width of 75 yards in the first segment. It was rated EF-2 with winds of 125 mph and a path width of 225 yards in the second segment. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millersport | $100,000 | Broadcast media reports showed extensive damage to silos and outbuildings near Duff. Two 90 foot concrete silos were pushed off their foundations. One of the silos collapsed in half. There was considerable damage to nearby feeding barns and machine shops on the farm. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millersport | $45,000 | Power lines were reported down in Huntingburg and Duff. |
| June 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Millersport | $15,000 | A tornado touched down around 154 am EST 0.4 miles north of Duff. It then tracked south-southeast across Duff and lifted at 157 am EST 1.9 miles southeast of Duff just west of the the intersection of County Road W 500 S and West Duff Road S.E. Several homes around Duff had minor roof damage and a large sunroom was destroyed. An SUV was crumpled when a tree fell on it. Numerous hard and softwood trees were downed southeast of Duff. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millersport | $10,000 | Telephone lines were reported down 2 miles west of Huntingburg, Indiana. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millersport | - | A tree was down on State Road 64 near the water treatment plant. |
| March 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Millersport | - | An EF-1 tornado formed on the west side of Dubois County, embedded within a line of severe thunderstorms. It first touched down near a barn in the city of Duff, leaving only one wall and the area`s tornado siren standing. The tornado then crossed flat farmland, not causing noticeable damage again until it reached the corner of 450 W and 100S, where a barn had significant roof damage and a home had shingle and siding damage. A private citizen had video footage of a narrow condensation funnel looking in the direction of this damage.||From here a continuous path of damage was noted by the Emergency Manager, going|through neighborhoods along Skyview Dr and Schuetter Dr west of Jasper. The tornado last caused damage in the Grassland Hills subdivision, causing multiple trees to snap near W 31st St. At this point some tree top snapping was noted as the tornado lifted. |
| August 2020 | Flash Flood | Millersport | - | A county road near Duff was impassable to vehicles due to flowing water over the roadway. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Millersport | - | The county reported 17 roads throughout the county were closed due to flooding. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Millersport | - | Trained spotter estimated wind gusts at 60 mph. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Millersport | - | Several roads were closed in the Huntingburg area. Meridian Road was closed. County Road 230S was closed near St. Anthony. First Street in Huntingburg was closed. Highway 200W was closed south of Huntingburg. Highway 400W was closed north of Brescher Drive. |
| March 2024 | Hail | Millersport | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Duff | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Ireland | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Huntingburg | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Holland | 6.8 miles | 18 | |
| Jasper | 7.3 miles | 15 | |
| Maltersville | 8.7 miles | 14 | |
| Bretzville | 10.0 miles | 13 | |
| Johnsburg | 10.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 439234. 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.