BlockSouth Raub, Indiana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Wea Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47909. The Survey maps it on the Romney quadrangle. It stands 712 feet above sea level.
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
- 1961 USGS Romney quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Lafayette 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 South Raub: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfield Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names South Raub in 3 storm reports between 2013 and 2020: 2 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2013 | Tornado (EF2) | South Raub | $125,000 | At 1452EST, this EF-2 tornado touched down 3 miles northwest of Romney. The Southwestern Elementary and Middle School to the northwest of Romney both sustained significant damage to their structures. The gymnasium at the middle school had a wall blown out, with roof damage to both schools. Some other homes sustained roof and structural damage as well. Trees were downed too. This tornado lifted 7 miles south of Lafayette at 1455EST. |
| November 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | South Raub | $21,000 | At 1451EST, this EF-0 tornado touched down in South Raub and damaged a shed and a grain bin during the short duration and path length it was on the ground. The tornado lifted at 1452EST. |
| September 2020 | Hail | South Raub | - | Mostly nickel sized but a few were up to the size of golf balls. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| Corwin | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Romney | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Concord | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Shadeland | 5.3 miles | 9 | |
| Gladens Corner | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Norma Jean Addition | 5.4 miles | 18 | |
| Altamont Switch | 5.7 miles | 13 |
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 South Raub | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7568294 | 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 443844. 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.