BlockNew Elliott, Indiana
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in St. John Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46319. The Survey maps it on the Saint John quadrangle. It stands 646 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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
- 1953 USGS St. John quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS St. John quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS St. John quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
2 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of New Elliott between 2009 and 2020, burning about 4 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore | HOOSIER |
| 7 November 2020 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 3.0 acres | Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore | RIDGE FIRE |
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 New Elliott: 2 plants. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gary #1 Plant | Clay | Plant | ||
| Gary #8 Plant | Clay | Plant |
Storms near this place
5 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Elliott in 5 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Elliott | - | Trees were snapped at the trunk along W 73rd Ave. |
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | New Elliott | - | Damage surveys confirmed an EF-0 tornado. A tornado began just north of Rohrman Drive near a small pond between Rohrman Park and Painted Leaf Drive in southeast Schererville. After snapping multiple trees in Memory Lane Memorial Cemetery, the tornado then moved rapidly northeast across US 30 into west Merrillville, passing just east of Miller Elementary School before ending east of US 55 near West 52nd Place in southeast Ross. Damage included multiple uprooted or snapped large trees along with shingle and roof trim damage to homes across multiple residential areas along the five mile path, with peak estimated winds near 80 mph. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Elliott | - | Multiple trees were reported down in the Pine Island subdivision of Crown Point. |
| June 2019 | Heavy Rain | New Elliott | - | Storm total rainfall of 2.51 inches was measured. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Elliott | - | A 25 foot tall tree, 14 inches in diameter fell on a house near the intersection of Route 30 and Burr Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rolling Hill Estates | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Schererville | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Lincoln Village | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Griffith | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| Lake Hills | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Lottaville | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| Independence Hill | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Hartsdale | 3.0 miles | 20 |
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 New Elliott | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7007098 | 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 440043. 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.