BlockPorter Crossroads, Indiana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Porter Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46385. The Survey maps it on the Palmer quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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 Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Palmer quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Palmer quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Palmer quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
8,358 words on this townshipCounties of Porter and Lake, Indiana : Historical and Biographical, published 1882 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Porter Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Porter Township - 8,358 words.
Fires near this place
24 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Porter Crossroads between 2001 and 2005, burning about 15 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 14 September 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 2 August 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 18 August 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 31 July 2002 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 10 July 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 8 May 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 30 May 2005 | Other causes | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Porter Crossroads in 3 storm reports between 2024 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Porter Crossroads | - | Four power poles were snapped near Boone Grove High School. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Porter Crossroads | - | Large branches were broken near CR 300S and CR 500W southwest of Valparaiso. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Porter Crossroads | - | A large tree limb was broken. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Eliza | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Hurlburt | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Beatrice | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| Gates Corner | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Lakes of the Four Seasons | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Boone Grove | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Cobbs Corner | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Aberdeen | 3.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 441465. 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.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
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.