Sleeth, Indiana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Jefferson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46923. The Survey maps it on the Yeoman quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Yeoman quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Logansport quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
166 words on this townshipHistory of Carroll County Indiana, published 1916 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Jefferson Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Jefferson Township - 166 words.
Fires near this place
3 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Sleeth between 2007 and 2008, burning about 8 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 6 April 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 7.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 16 March 2008 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Sleeth: 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delphi Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rider Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sphalerite Occurrence Z55 | Lead, Zinc, Sulfur | Occurrence | Sphalerite |
Storms near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sleeth in 3 storm reports between 2009 and 2026: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sleeth | $8,000 | Numerous trees were knocked down due to thunderstorm winds as the bow echo pushed across the area. Power lines due to trees laying on them. |
| March 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sleeth | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees. |
| February 2026 | Hail | Sleeth | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yeoman | 1.3 miles | 8 | |
| Sandy Beach | 2.2 miles | 9 | |
| Richey Park | 2.6 miles | 9 | |
| Gingrich Addition | 2.6 miles | 9 | |
| Roth Park | 3.1 miles | 8 | |
| Lakewood | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Breezy Point | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Scarlet Oaks | 3.7 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 443603. 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.
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.




