BlockOrchard Grove, Indiana
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Cedar Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46356. The Survey maps it on the Leroy quadrangle. It stands 686 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 Leroy quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Leroy quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Leroy quadrangle1:24000
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 Orchard Grove: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| M & W Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Orchard Grove in 2 storm reports between 2011 and 2014: 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Orchard Grove | $25,000 | This tornado began over a farmstead along Grant St and tracked due east ending near Mississippi St. A large barn was destroyed with the top half of the barn ripped off and the bottom half severely damage. Numerous trees were snapped and uprooted. Maximum winds were estimated to 105 mph. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Orchard Grove | - | Trees and signs were blown down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dinwiddie | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Lowell | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Lake Dalecarlia | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Southeast Grove | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Range Line | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Creston | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| North Hayden | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Belshaw | 5.8 miles | 12 |
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 Orchard Grove | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7100185 | 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 440682. 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.