BlockWakefield, Indiana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Smyrna Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47230. It stands on Little Creek. The Survey maps it on the Volga quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Volga quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wakefield in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind. 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 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakefield | $150,000 | The public reported that a brick home near Rogers Road and Chicken Run Road was completely missing its roof due to severe thunderstorm winds. The residence next to it had half of its roof missing. Many trees in the area were snapped or uprooted. An NWS damage survey team determined the winds to be near 100 mph. This was part of a larger swath of 70+ mph winds that extended in a 1-2 mile wide path from northern Scott into western Jefferson County. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakefield | - | There were multiple trees down on the 2400 block of Rogers Road. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakefield | - | There were several medium sized trees that were snapped along North Spry Road, just northeast of Deputy. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wakefield | - | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees and power lines. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Volga | 2.2 miles | 8 | |
| Neavill Grove | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Kent | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Lancaster | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Smyrna | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Five Points | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Deputy | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| Parkers Station | 5.3 miles | 9 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q20709390 | 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 445360. 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.
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.