BlockSwan, Indiana
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Swan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46763. The Survey maps it on the Garrett quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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 Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Garrett quadrangle1:24000
- 1973 USGS Garrett quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
25 words on this townshipIllustrated Historical Atlas of Noble 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 Swan Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Swan Township - 25 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Swan: 3 producers, 1 plant, 1 prospect. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fedrick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Prospect | ||
| Hixon Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Indian Springs Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Midwest Plant No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Sheets Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Swan in 2 storm reports between 2006 and 2014: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2014 | Hail | Swan | - | no account filed |
| October 2006 | Hail | Swan | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Laotto | 1.9 miles | 10 | |
| Avilla | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| Ari | 4.1 miles | 10 | |
| Ege | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Lisbon | 7.0 miles | 11 | |
| Egans Point | 8.0 miles | 12 | |
| Green Center | 8.2 miles | 12 | |
| Bakertown | 8.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 450600. 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.