BlockNewtonville, Indiana
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Hammond Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47615. The Survey maps it on the Santa Claus quadrangle. It stands 449 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1900 USGS St Meinrad quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS St Meinrad quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS St. Meinrad quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Santa Claus quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Newtonville between 2001 and 2002, burning about 96 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 July 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 6 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 95 acres | Hoosier National Forest | NEWTONVILLE |
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 Newtonville: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer Co. Hwy. Dept. | Stone | Producer | ||
| West Point Brick and Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newtonville in 7 storm reports between 2006 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2007 | Lightning | Newtonville | 1 hurt, $5,000 | A stray bolt of lightning from an isolated storm entered a house through the telephone line. A 64-year-old man was knocked across his living room. Almost every window was shattered. The television set exploded. The man received a concussion and a damaged eardrum. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newtonville | $10,000 | Several trees were blown down on Highway 70 east of Newtonville. At least one tree was down near Grandview. Power outages were reported in the area. |
| June 2023 | Flash Flood | Newtonville | - | Flooding of many streets was reported in Grandview and the Chrisney area. A personal weather station in Chrisney measured 3.2 inches in the morning and early afternoon hours. |
| September 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Newtonville | - | A weak tornado briefly touched down in a soybean field. Peak winds were estimated near 65 mph. The only evidence of the tornado was obtained from video footage. Damage assessment teams from the National Weather Service and the Spencer County Emergency Management Agency found no damage. |
| April 2011 | Heavy Rain | Newtonville | - | Water was over the roadway at the intersection of Highways 70 and 245. High water signs were posted. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newtonville | - | Trees were down along Route 70. |
| May 2006 | Hail | Newtonville | - | 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.
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 Newtonville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14688708 | 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 440151. 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.