BlockSitka, Indiana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Liberty Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47960. It stands on Church Creek. The Survey maps it on the Idaville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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
- 1962 USGS Idaville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Logansport quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
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 Sitka: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Monon Crushed Stone Inc.Ls Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sitka in 2 storm reports in 2020: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sitka | - | The public reported a power line was blown down at County Road 500 North and 700 East. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sitka | - | The public reported a one to two foot diameter tree was blown down and blocking the road on East County Road 400 North, bear Raccoon Circle. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Beach | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| Norway | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Buffalo | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Guernsey | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| East Monticello | 5.6 miles | 9 | |
| Monticello | 5.8 miles | 9 | |
| Bell Center | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Headlee | 6.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 443556. 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.