BlockPlum Tree, Indiana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Rock Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46792. The Survey maps it on the Warren quadrangle. It stands 856 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1950 USGS Warren quadrangle1:24000
- 1952 USGS Warren quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Warren quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Wabash quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Plum Tree: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Markle Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Majenica Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Majenica Clay Pit | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Plum Tree in 7 storm reports between 2003 and 2020: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plum Tree | $10,000 | A semi trailer was blown over on Interstate 69 at mile marker 79. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plum Tree | $10,000 | Law enforcement reported extensive damage to a home and a pull barn destroyed east of Plum Tree. |
| July 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Plum Tree | $5,000 | An NWS storm survey team found F1 damage from a tornado that touched down 2 miles southeast of Plum tree and exited Huntington county into Wells county 4 miles southeast of Plum Tree. Damage was to a farm house as well as trees and a power pole snapped. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plum Tree | - | EM reported semi truck and exit sign blown over. Time estimated from radar. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Plum Tree | - | EM reported trees down on power lines. Time estimated from radar. |
| March 2016 | Hail | Plum Tree | - | no account filed |
| November 2011 | Hail | Plum Tree | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rock Creek Center | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Majenica | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Buckeye | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Warren | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Browns Corner | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Lancaster | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| River | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Markle | 6.4 miles | 11 |
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 Plum Tree | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7205357 | 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 441372. 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.