BlockMissisinewa, Indiana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Butler Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46970. It stands on Daniel Creek. The Survey maps it on the Peru quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Missisinewa
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Wallace Circus and American Circus Corporation Winter QuartersNational Historic Landmark · listed 1987 · 0.6 miles away
Francis Godfroy Cemeterylisted 1984 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1951 USGS Peru quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Peru quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Logansport quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
2 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Missisinewa (historical) in 2003, burning about 1 acre 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 | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 30 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Missisinewa (historical): 2 producers, 1 unknown, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Miami Co. Hwy. Dept. | Stone | Producer | ||
| Precision Ceramics Plant | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Plant | ||
| Comersford Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Kratzer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park View Heights | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| South Peru | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Oakdale | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Peru | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Peoria | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Oakley | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Erie | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Ridgeview | 3.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 452236. 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.
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.