Mitchell, Indiana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 2000. It stands in Marion Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47446. The Survey maps it on the Mitchell quadrangle. 3,933 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 682 feet above sea level.
On record in Mitchell
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 2 records
Mitchell Downtown Historic Districtlisted 1997
Mitchell Opera Houselisted 1981
Population over time
2 figuresMitchell fell from 4,350 to 3,933 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 4,350 | |
| 2020 | 3,933 | -417 (-10%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1950 USGS Mitchell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Mitchell quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1986 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
- 2000 USGS Mitchell quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
7 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Mitchell between 2001 and 2020, burning about 24 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 July 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | OLD HOME PLACE |
| 12 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | FIBERTECH |
| 9 March 2001 | Smoking | 4.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | SIXTY |
| 21 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | OLD 60 |
| 16 March 2015 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | GEORGIA |
| 16 March 2005 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | CLARK SMITH RD. FIRE |
| 19 November 2020 | Debris and open burning | 4.5 acres | Indiana Division of Forestry | FLEENOR ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Mitchell: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orleans Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| V. I. Grissom Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
33 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mitchell in 33 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 19 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 3 tornado, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 3 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1994 | Tornado (F1) | Mitchell | 3 hurt, $50,000 | A small tornado briefly touched down and destroyed a mobile home. |
| April 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Mitchell | $100,000 | Homes and businesses were damaged by a tornado that touched down briefly in Mitchell on the evening of 2 April 2006. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | $50,000 | A house had the windows shattered in it due to damaging thunderstorm winds. The storm also detached a wrap-around porch, leveled a garage, and destroyed a shelter house. A Harley motorcycle was smashed in the leveled garage. The roof of the house was damaged when it was picked up and moved two inches from its original location. |
| March 2017 | Tornado (EF1) | Mitchell | $22,000 | This EF-1 tornado, with winds up to 110 mph, uprooted trees at the start of the path. Uphill, a barn's roof was lofted nearly 100 yards to the northeast. The associated house had the majority of the roof lofted and thrown over 100 yards to the northeast. The east wall of the house and garage displayed widespread mud and insulation splatter. Insulation also splattered inside the mailbox from an east wind component. A lamp post was broken, laying westward. |
| October 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | $15,000 | Tree was blown onto an apartment by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | $12,000 | A modular home moved 5 feet off its foundation due to damaging thunderstorm winds. A nearby barn was also damaged during this event. A board was wedged three feet into the ground due to the winds. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed tree onto house. |
| April 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused damage to a barn and the roof of a garage. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | $9,000 | A power outage and a tree was reported on house due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | $5,000 | An eight inch diameter tree, another tree, and two power poles downed by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | $5,000 | A thunderstorm wind gust, estimated at 80 mph, was reported in Mitchell. A couple of business signs were also reported to have been blown over. |
| June 2019 | Flood | Mitchell | $3,000 | Multiple intersections were under water within Mitchell due to heavy rainfall. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | $2,000 | Large tree uprooted by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | $2,000 | Two power poles snapped along a nearby road due to thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| February 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | $2,000 | An outbuilding and trees were damaged from damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | $1,000 | Six trees down |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | $500 | Trees blown down. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | $500 | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | - | A 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust was estimated in northern Mitchell. |
| July 2008 | Heavy Rain | Mitchell | - | A CoCoRaHS rainfall observer reported that 2.63 inches of rain fell between approximately 800 AM EST and 930 AM EST, with minor flooding. |
| April 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | - | Trees were blown down. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | - | Trees and power lines were downed in Mitchell and other parts of the county. |
| October 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | - | Trees were downed. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Mitchell | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Mitchell | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Mitchell | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Mitchell | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Mitchell | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Mitchell | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Mitchell | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Mitchell | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mitchell | - | no account filed |
| October 1993 | Hail | Mitchell | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodville | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Rabbitville | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Spring Mill Village | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Redding | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| Yockey | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Rivervale | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Lawrenceport | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Tarry Park | 5.1 miles | 21 |
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 Mitchell | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2405497 | 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 439292. 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.
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.







