BlockSpades, Indiana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Adams Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47041. The Survey maps it on the Spades quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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 Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Spades quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Greensburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Spades in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Spades | $40,000 | The tornado developed near the intersection of E County Road 1150 N and N Spades Road, where large limbs were broken off from both softwood and hardwood trees. Similar tree damage was found near the intersection of E County Road 1200 N and N Spades Road. ||Numerous trees were downed at properties on the west side of Spades Road, south of E County Road 1300 N. A large cluster of tree damage was then observed at a property located near the intersection of E County Road 1300 N and N Spades Road. In addition to some large hardwood tree limbs broken off, several large healthy trees were either uprooted or snapped. Minor siding damage and missing shingles were observed from a nearby home. ||Additional uprooted trees were observed northeast of this property. The tornado continued northeast, where it produced damage at a property near the intersection of E County Road 1500 N and N County Road 1000 E. Here, a well-built outbuilding had a complete collapse of its exterior walls. Additional hardwood tree damage was noted through the field northeast of this property. From here, the tornado moved out of Ripley County, Indiana at 1909EST and entered into Dearborn County, Indiana just southwest of N County Line Road. The tornado then crossed into Franklin County, Indiana and dissipated at 1911EST near the county line. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spades | $10,000 | Numerous trees were downed in the Indian Lake area, including one onto a house and some onto campers. Numerous other trees were downed in the Batesville and Sunman areas. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spades | $6,000 | A few trees and power lines were downed. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spades | $4,000 | A few trees were downed on Spades Road. |
| February 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spades | $2,000 | A couple of trees were knocked down. A grill was also toppled and a lawn swing was tipped over. |
| August 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spades | $2,000 | Trees and power lines were downed near Indian Lakes Campground. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Spades | $2,000 | Two trees and some power lines were knocked down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penntown | 1.7 miles | 9 | |
| Sunman | 1.9 miles | 9 | |
| Clinton | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Morris | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Behlmer Corner | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Negangards Corner | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Stumpke Corner | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Lookout | 6.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 443903. 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.