BlockPoe, Indiana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Marion Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46819. It stands on Nickelsen Creek. The Survey maps it on the Poe quadrangle. It stands 794 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Poe quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Wabash quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1994 USGS Poe quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
6,434 words on this townshipHistory of Allen County, Indiana., published 1880; Valley of the Upper Maumee River, with Historical Account of Allen County and the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana, published 1889 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Marion Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Marion Township - 6,434 words.
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 Poe: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stone Street Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Poe in 4 storm reports between 1998 and 2022: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Poe | - | An amateur radio operator reported a 60 mph wind gust. |
| May 2017 | Flash Flood | Poe | - | Local media reported several roads within the city of Fort Wayne, New Haven and some rural locations southeast of Fort Wayne had several inches of flowing water over the roads. A few rescues by motorists stranded in high water in Fort Wayne. No injuries were reported. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Poe | - | Law enforcement reported trees down on power lines in Poe. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Poe | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middletown | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Hessen Cassel | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Yoder | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Hoagland | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Eastland Gardens | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Westchester | 6.6 miles | 14 | |
| Avalon | 6.7 miles | 14 | |
| Hillcrest | 6.7 miles | 14 |
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 Poe | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7207263 | 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 441382. 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.