BlockRomney, Indiana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Randolph Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47981. The Survey maps it on the Linden quadrangle. 304 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 738 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Danville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Liinden quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Linden quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Lafayette quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
21 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Romney in 21 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 12 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2000 | Hail | Romney | $5,000,000 | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Romney | $50,000 | A small tornado touched down near the small town of Romney on 2 April 2006. The damage was confined mostly to outbuildings. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Romney | $10,000 | A large amount of siding blown off a home by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Romney | $6,000 | Trees were down on power lines in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Romney | $1,000 | A live walnut tree was downed near County Roads 1300 South and 400 West. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Romney | $1,000 | A downed tree was observed blocking the road at the intersection of Highway 28 and US Highway 231 due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. The time this event occurred was estimated from radar. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Romney | $1,000 | Trees and power lines were down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| June 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Romney | $1,000 | Several trees and power lines blown down. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Romney | $800 | Several large limbs of unknown size had broken off of a healthy tree due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. This report was relayed via social media. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Romney | $50 | An estimated 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust was reported in this location. A one-inch diameter tree limb was downed here as well. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Romney | - | Hail accumulated to 1.5 inches deep. |
| June 2010 | Hail | Romney | - | This nickel size hail was accompanied by 53 mph thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Romney | - | An amateur radio operator estimated 60 mph thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Romney | - | Trees were blown down near State Road 28 at Romney. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Romney | - | A tree was blown down near Romney. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Romney | - | National Weather Service storm survey and Emergency Manager reported brief touchdown of weak F0 tornado in a corn field. No damage reported. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Romney | - | no account filed |
| November 2011 | Hail | Romney | - | no account filed |
| September 2003 | Hail | Romney | - | no account filed |
| September 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Romney | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Romney | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corwin | 0.6 miles | 9 | |
| South Raub | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Gladens Corner | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Concord | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Taylor | 6.5 miles | 9 | |
| Stockwell | 7.5 miles | 9 | |
| North Crane | 7.9 miles | 9 | |
| Norma Jean Addition | 8.8 miles | 18 |
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 Romney | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7363255 | 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 442271. 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.