Southwood, Indiana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Honey Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47802. The Survey maps it on the Terre Haute quadrangle. It stands 495 feet above sea level.
On record in Southwood
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Rocky Edgelisted 2020 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1941 USGS Terre Haute quadrangle1:24000
- 1948 USGS Terre Haute quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Terre Haute quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Terre Haute quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Terre Haute quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
9 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Southwood between 2002 and 2005, burning about 253 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 11 September 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 10 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 3 July 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 28 April 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 15 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 14 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 6 February 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Southwood: 5 producers, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terre Haute City Eng. | Stone | Producer | ||
| Harlan Farm | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pyramid Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| S. and G. Excavating Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Terre Haute North Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Terre Haute Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Whitlock Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
Storms near this place
10 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Southwood in 10 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southwood | $100,000 | Trees were downed in and near this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. There were reports of some trees on homes and vehicles. Also, WTHI-TV reported that a large business sign was lifted of its structure and tossed about 20 feet into the business' roof. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Southwood | $30,000 | Widespread flash flooding of agricultural land was inundated. Water rescues from flooded homes occurred in Terre Haute. Sugar and Otter Creeks were flooded. In Prairieton, horse buggies and hay wagons were stranded. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southwood | $28,000 | Shingles were reportedly pulled off several houses in the Spring Hill area of Terre Haute due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southwood | $15,000 | A 10-foot by 10-foot hole was reported in a building at Highway 41 and McAllister Lane due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southwood | $14,000 | Telephone poles were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Winds were estimated in excess of 70 mph. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southwood | $5,000 | Trees were reported down at 7th Street and Spring Hill Drive due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Southwood | $1,000 | Flash flooding occurred on Springhill Road near State Road 41 as a result of torrential rainfall. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Southwood | $750 | Widespread flash flooding was reported south of Interstate 70, near Terre Haute. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Southwood | - | Thunderstorm wind gust estimated by amateur radio operator. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Southwood | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allendale | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Spring Hill | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Woodgate | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Youngstown | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Taylorville | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Terre Haute | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Prairieton | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Deming Woods | 4.6 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 Southwood | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7571490 | 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 443897. 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.








