BlockOtterbein, Indiana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Bolivar Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47970. The Survey maps it on the Otterbein quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1942 USGS Otterbein quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Otterbein quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Otterbein quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Danville quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Danville quadrangle1:100000
Storms near this place
10 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Otterbein in 10 storm reports between 1993 and 2022: 8 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1993 | Tornado (F0) | Otterbein | $5,000 | A small tornado downed utility poles and power lines. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Otterbein | $1,000 | Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Otterbein | $1,000 | Two power poles and a large tree limb were blown down across a road. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Otterbein | - | A wind gust to 59 mph was measured. |
| October 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Otterbein | - | Several reports of large tree limbs blown down were received from Otterbein. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Otterbein | - | A gust to 70 mph was measured in Otterbein. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Otterbein | - | Utility poles were blown down in Otterbein. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Otterbein | - | Trees were blown down in Otterbein. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Otterbein | - | A 2 story barn was blown over. Also, 14 inch limbs were broken off of trees. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Otterbein | - | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 440751. 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.
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.