BlockRiverton, Indiana
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Gill Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47861. It stands on Turtle Creek. The Survey maps it on the Merom quadrangle. It stands 436 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1943 USGS Merom quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Hutsonville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Merom quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Merom quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Terre Haute quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Merom quadrangle1:24000
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 Riverton: 2 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| West Carlisle Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
16 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Riverton in 16 storm reports between 2006 and 2023: 14 flood, 1 hail, 1 tornado. The reports record 3 deaths and 8 injuries. 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 2023 | Tornado (EF3) | Riverton | 3 killed, 8 hurt, $18,160,000 | This was the rotating supercell's first tornado, having traversed through Illinois for nearly 28 miles, producing EF3 damage before entering Indiana. The tornado crossed the Wabash River, entering Sullivan County 1.8 miles south of Merom. Near Merom, the tornado severely damaged 3 homes and destroyed a modular home which was thrown at least 200 yards to destruction. Two occupants of this home were killed. Also, a large trailer and several cars were thrown tens of yards from their resting location. The violent winds sheared off trees approximately 20 to 30 feet above ground.||The tornado continued across southern portions of the City of Sullivan. Dozens of homes and structures were severely damaged or destroyed, indicating the strongest winds of the tornado's entire 41-mile track that peaked near 165 mph. The tornado continued to locations immediately south-southeast, and then southeast of Sullivan, destroying at least 3 additional homes, including a modular home which was thrown at least 150 yards. One occupant of this home was killed, while the other was injured. Many trees were again sheared 20 to 30 feet off the ground. Continuing to the east-northeast, the circulation began to weaken as it continued into a wooded area, damaging numerous trees before lifting off the ground 3.3 miles east of Sullivan. Much damage in the area reached EF2-intensity (111-135 mph winds), with several locations where winds reached the EF3-intensity (136-165 mph winds). |
| March 2006 | Flood | Riverton | $100,000 | no account filed |
| March 2008 | Flood | Riverton | $15,000 | Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Sullivan County, including near Riverton, due to heavy rain and snow melt. Flooding continued until April 19th at 04:30. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Riverton | $10,000 | Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Sullivan County, including near Riverton, due to heavy rain and snow melt. This flooding is a continuation from February flooding that began on February 2nd at 22:30. Approximately ten thousand dollars in property damage occurred due to the flooding during February. |
| February 2008 | Flood | Riverton | $10,000 | Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Sullivan County, including near Riverton, due to heavy rain and snow melt. Flooding continued until March 2nd at 05:40. |
| February 2007 | Flood | Riverton | $10,000 | The Wabash River flooded in Sullivan County. High water remained into March. Crests were as high as over 4 feet above flood stage. |
| January 2007 | Flood | Riverton | $10,000 | The Wabash in Sullivan County remained above flood stage for the entire month of January. The crest was as high as 8.4 feet above flood stage. |
| March 2007 | Flood | Riverton | $10,000 | Several bouts of heavy rain kept the Wabash River in Sullivan County above flood through the entire month of March. Crests were nearly 6 feet above flood stage. |
| December 2006 | Flood | Riverton | $10,000 | The Wabash River flooded in Sullivan County. High water remained into January. |
| December 2006 | Flood | Riverton | $10,000 | The Wabash River flooded in Sullivan County. Except for a brief break in the middle of the month, the river remained above flood stage into January 2007. |
| May 2008 | Flood | Riverton | $5,000 | Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Sullivan County, including near Riverton, due to heavy rain. |
| April 2007 | Flood | Riverton | $1,000 | Flooding continued from March on the Wabash River in Sullivan County. The crest reached five feet above flood stage. |
| February 2009 | Flood | Riverton | - | Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Sullivan County, including in and near Riverton, due to heavy rain. |
| April 2008 | Flood | Riverton | - | Flooding occurred along the Wabash River in Sullivan County, including near Riverton, due to heavy rain and snow melt. This flooding is a continuation of flooding that began on March 4th at 0030. March flooding damage estimates are at fifteen thousand dollars. |
| July 2008 | Flood | Riverton | - | Excessive rainfall along the Wabash River caused flooding in Sullivan county, including near Riverton. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Riverton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Merom Station | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Merom | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| New Lebanon | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Graysville | 6.7 miles | 20 | |
| Carlisle | 9.3 miles | 14 | |
| Paxton | 9.5 miles | 15 | |
| Dodds Bridge | 9.7 miles | 19 | |
| Sullivan | 10.0 miles | 15 |
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 Riverton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7338665 | 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 442104. 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.