Valeene, Indiana
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Southeast Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47125. It stands on Fudge Creek. The Survey maps it on the Valeene quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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 Valeene quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Valeene quadrangle1:24000
- 1979 USGS Valeene quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Valeene quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
18 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Valeene between 1999 and 2014, burning about 36 acres in total. None 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 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | LITTLE AFRICA |
| 30 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | BEECHGROVE |
| 11 May 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | PINE VALLEY |
| 21 April 2001 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | REMC FIRE |
| 25 March 2003 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | BACON |
| 19 March 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Hoosier National Forest | HILLTOP FIRE |
| 17 March 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | VAHALLA |
| 11 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.3 acres | Hoosier National Forest | SOUTHEAST |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
13 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Valeene in 13 storm reports between 2002 and 2026: 7 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valeene | $10,000 | Straight line wind damage was reported at 3 separate points north of Valeene. About 2 miles northwest of Valeene an outbuilding was destroyed and a large cedar tree was uprooted. The cedar tree broke an electric pole and pulled wires down to the ground. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Valeene | - | There was quarter to half dollar sized hail near Valeene. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valeene | - | Local law enforcement reported trees down in the area. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Valeene | - | The half-dollar sized hail reported from the Emergency Manager came from the second of two supercells that crossed the county. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valeene | - | A trained spotter reported trees were blown down. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valeene | - | A barn was destroyed. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valeene | - | Several trees were downed around Valeene. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Valeene | - | Two to four inches of water was flowing over Valeene Road, closing the road for a time. |
| June 2002 | Hail | Valeene | - | There was also a wind gust estimated at 50 mph. |
| April 2026 | Hail | Valeene | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Valeene | - | no account filed |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valeene | - | no account filed |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Valeene | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pearsontown | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| Bacon | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Pine Valley | 3.8 miles | 15 | |
| Trotter Crossing | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Rego | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Fargo | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Chambersburg | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Youngs Creek | 5.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 451594. 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.
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.








