BlockThurman, Indiana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1998. It stands in St. Joseph Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46774. The Survey maps it on the Fort Wayne East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1953 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne East quadrangle1:24000
- 1963 USGS Fort Wayne East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Fort Wayne East quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
5,065 words on this townshipHistory of Allen County, Indiana., published 1880 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on St. Joseph Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on St. Joseph Township - 5,065 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 Thurman: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nail Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Thurman in 11 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thurman | $5,000 | A two-foot diameter tree was uprooted blocking Sagimore Ct. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thurman | - | Trained spotter reports 62 mph wind gust. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thurman | - | Spotter reported shingles town off roof. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thurman | - | A trained spotter reported a one foot diameter tree was uprooted, blocking the road in the housing addition at Litchfield and Orchard Ct. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thurman | - | Amateur radio operators reported six inch tree limbs down across State Route 37, northeast of I-469. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thurman | - | A trained spotter estimated wind gusts to 60 mph. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Thurman | - | no account filed |
| June 2023 | Hail | Thurman | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Thurman | - | no account filed |
| June 2019 | Hail | Thurman | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Thurman | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hacienda Village | 1.4 miles | 13 | |
| Maplewood Park | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Golden Acres | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Tanglewood | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Five Points | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| New Haven | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Milan Center | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Royal Oaks | 3.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 444749. 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.