BlockOdell, Indiana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Jackson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47918. The Survey maps it on the Westpoint quadrangle. It stands 735 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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 Danville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Westpoint quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Danville quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Danville 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 Odell: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rostone Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Odell in 7 storm reports between 2003 and 2017: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2013 | Tornado (EF2) | Odell | $10,000 | At 1432EST, this EF-2 tornado touched down in NE Veedersburg where there was roof damage to a large manufacturing plant. The most extensive damage with this EF-2 tornado occurred in the town of Mellott. One mobile home was completely destroyed, with four additional mobile homes that were either rolled off their foundation or damaged. An old retail shop with a cinder block base had the exterior wall collapse. A residence a little over two miles east of Newtown, had a garage and barn destroyed, as well as the entire roof removed from the home. From 1442EST to 1443EST, the tornado crossed through the far northwest corner of Montgomery County not causing much damage. Then the tornado moved into southwest Tippecanoe County causing damage to a shed and a home. At 1445EST, the tornado lifted 4 miles north-northeast of Wingate. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odell | $10,000 | no account filed |
| June 2006 | Tornado (F0) | Odell | $3,000 | A slow-moving landspout tornado touched down near Odell on 25 June 2006. The photogenic tornado was observed by several members of the general public, media spotters, and the county emergency manager. |
| November 2011 | Hail | Odell | - | Winds were estimated at 50 mph in this location as well. Report was made from County Road 525 West at the Tippecanoe and Montgomery County line. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odell | - | Numerous large limbs were downed. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Odell | - | Trees were downed. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Odell | - | 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 Odell | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7077634 | 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 440511. 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.