Temple, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Sterling Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47118. The Survey maps it on the English quadrangle. It stands 581 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1950 USGS English quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS English quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS English quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
22 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Temple between 1999 and 2012, burning about 198 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 11 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 157 acres | Hoosier National Forest | ABC MISCELLANEOUS |
| 20 September 2007 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.5 acres | Hoosier National Forest | LIVE FIRE |
| 8 July 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | SNAG FIRE |
| 13 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | RIDDLE |
| 30 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | MILLER |
| 9 April 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 3.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | SENNS RD. |
| 4 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | HAMMOND |
| 29 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | ARNOLD BROWN |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Temple: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crawford County Pit | Stone | Producer | ||
| Marengo Mine & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Temple Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Temple in 3 storm reports between 2015 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Temple | - | The road was washed out at the intersection of Temple Road and Mulzer Quarry Road. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Temple | - | Trees and power lines were down in English. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Temple | - | Local law enforcement officials reported to the NWS that trees fell down across Bacon Ridge Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Marengo | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Curby | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Tunnel Hill | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Grantsburg | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Switzer Crossroads | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Brownstown | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Hogtown | 5.3 miles | 14 |
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 Temple | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7698407 | 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 444626. 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.







