BlockStroh, Indiana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Milford Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46789. The Survey maps it on the Stroh quadrangle. It stands 938 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1942 USGS Stroh quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Stroh quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Elkhart quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Stroh quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
594 words on this townshipIllustrated Historical Atlas of LaGrange County, Indiana., published 1874 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Milford Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Milford Township - 594 words.
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 Stroh: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henschen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stroh in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2014: 4 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stroh | 1 killed | Emergency management officials reported a six to eight foot diameter tree fell into a residence on Big Long Lake. A 64 year old male was crushed by the tree, killing him. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stroh | - | Emergency management officials reported widespread tree damage across the area. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stroh | - | Emergency management officials reported a 14 inch diameter tree was blown down. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stroh | - | Amateur radio operators reported a two-foot diameter tree being blown 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeside Park | 0.5 miles | 13 | |
| Elmira | 0.8 miles | 13 | |
| Oak Lodge | 0.9 miles | 13 | |
| Sha-Get Acres | 1.1 miles | 13 | |
| Hartzel | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Gravel Beach | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Shady Nook | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Timberhurst | 2.6 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 Stroh | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7624250 | 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 444274. 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.