BlockNew Waverly, Indiana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Miami Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46961. The Survey maps it on the Twelve Mile quadrangle. It stands 679 feet above sea level.
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 Twelve Mile quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Twelve Mile quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Logansport quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
1,433 words on this townshipHistory of Cass County, Indiana, published 1878 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Miami Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Miami Township - 1,433 words.
Fires near this place
1 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of New Waverly in 2005, burning under an 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 February 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
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 Waverly: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kickapoo Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kickapoo Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Waverly in 4 storm reports between 2005 and 2015: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Waverly | $125,000 | A large tree fell onto a house north of New Waverly. The house was considered to be a total loss as the tree penetrated the roof and buckled three of the four outside walls. Damage to the structure alone was estimated at $125,000. Several other trees were blown down in and around New Waverly, with at least one other tree making limited contact with a house. |
| September 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Waverly | - | Emergency management officials reported widespread tree damage in the New Waverly area. Some metal roofing was peeled off a barn. |
| May 2014 | Hail | New Waverly | - | A trained spotter reported a large amount of hail with several pieces up to the size of quarters near the intersection of Old and New US 24. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Waverly | - | Several trees down in New Waverly and Hoover |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewisburg | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Hoover | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Danes | 3.6 miles | 10 | |
| Old Adamsboro | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Adamsboro | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Little Charlie | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Onward | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Anoka | 5.6 miles | 11 |
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 Waverly | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7012355 | 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 440124. 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.