BlockPenntown, Indiana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Adams Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47041. The Survey maps it on the Spades quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 9 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 Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Spades quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Greensburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
15 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Penntown in 15 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 2 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Penntown | $10,000 | A tree fell across State Route 46 onto a vehicle due to thunderstorm winds. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Penntown | $8,000 | About a dozen trees were downed in the Penntown area. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Penntown | $5,000 | The roof of a pool house was damaged. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Penntown | $4,000 | A large tree was downed just east of the intersection of State Routes 46 and 101. Some wires were also downed in the area. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Penntown | $4,000 | Trees were knocked down across from Indian Lakes Campground near Route 46, west of Penntown. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Penntown | $1,000 | A large tree was downed along Interstate 74 near mile marker 155. |
| December 2021 | Flash Flood | Penntown | $1,000 | An occupied vehicle was trapped due to rising water along St Marys Road, north of Sunman. |
| December 2021 | Flood | Penntown | $1,000 | Rosfeld Road near St Marys Road was impassable due to high water. One vehicle was stranded. |
| March 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Penntown | $1,000 | A tree was downed. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Penntown | $1,000 | A tree was downed onto State Route 46 near Indian Lakes. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Penntown | $1,000 | A tree was reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| February 2025 | Flash Flood | Penntown | - | Water was flowing over E County Rd 1300 N. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Penntown | - | High water was rushing over St. Marys Road near County Road 1575 North. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Penntown | - | High water flooded St Marys Road. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Penntown | - | Flash flooding was reported along a portion of State Route 46 in Penntown. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spades | 1.7 miles | 9 | |
| Sunman | 2.3 miles | 9 | |
| Morris | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Clinton | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Negangards Corner | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Behlmer Corner | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Stumpke Corner | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Batesville | 6.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 441001. 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.