BlockNew Philadelphia, Indiana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Franklin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47167. The Survey maps it on the Little York quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Little York quadrangle1:24000, 6 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of New Philadelphia: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Salem East Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Philadelphia in 3 storm reports between 2006 and 2022: 1 hail, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Philadelphia | - | There were a few trees blown down. |
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | New Philadelphia | - | An NWS storm survey confirmed an EF-0 tornado touched down in Washington county approximately 4 miles SSW of Little York. The tornado continued for 13 miles into Scott county where it finally lifted 5 miles north northeast of Austin. Maximum wind speeds were estimated to be 80 mph. Several trees were snapped or uprooted and a roof was damaged near North Rutherford Hollow Road. Mainly tree damage was observed along the rest of the path. |
| June 2006 | Hail | New Philadelphia | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Georgetown | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| South Boston | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Canton | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Harristown | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| New Salem | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Farabee | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Bunker Hill | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Pumpkin Center | 5.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 440097. 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.
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.