BlockWanatah, Indiana
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Cass Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46390. The Survey maps it on the Wanatah quadrangle. 1,009 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 732 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresWanatah fell from 1,048 to 1,009 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 1,048 | |
| 2020 | 1,009 | -39 (-4%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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 Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Wanatah quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Wanatah quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Knox quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
25 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wanatah in 25 storm reports between 2001 and 2025: 16 thunderstorm wind, 7 hail, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 death. 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 2001 | Tornado (F2) | Wanatah | 1 killed, $750,000 | no account filed |
| October 2010 | Tornado (EF1) | Wanatah | $500,000 | A survey of damage near the town of Wanatah, plus numerous eye witness reports, confirmed a tornado rapidly touched down north of West Bailey Road and east of US 421 in an open field. A funnel cloud was tracked by emergency personnel as it approached the south side of the town before touching down. The circulation then struck several structures at the Hoosier Machinery Solutions, destroying them. The largest structure was a 50 foot by 200 foot open shelter that as destroyed and debris was carried nearly a mile northeast before being dropped in a field. A security camera recorded the destruction of the shelter. The tornado then quickly crossed US 30 east of US 421 clipping the garage of a residence and blowing the garage door in and a large portion of the roof over the garage off and into an adjacent field. In addition, the walls of a barn were pushed, causing it to lean, but not collapse. The last damage noted was some roof damage at a residence on South 900 West, north of US 30. The circulation then lifted. Maximum winds are estimated at around 90 mph. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wanatah | $15,000 | Report of power lines down across 421. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | South Wanatah | $10,000 | Power lines down. Power is out in La Crosse, Wanatah and Union Mills. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wanatah | $10,000 | US 421 is closed between US 30 and CR 1350 South due to numerous downed powerlines and damaged utility poles in the roadway. |
| March 2023 | Hail | Wanatah | $2,000 | Emergency manager reports 1 inch hail. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wanatah | $2,000 | 150 FT field irrigation system blown from field north side of U.S. 30 across highway. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wanatah | - | The public reported a large tree was blown down across the road. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wanatah | - | A large tree was blown down across the road. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Wanatah | - | The public shared a picture of hail to the size of golf balls on social media. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wanatah | - | An off duty Emergency Manager from Illinois estimated wind gusts to 60 mph. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wanatah | - | Reports of six tree limbs being blown down were received. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wanatah | - | A trained spotter reported a large tree was blown down across a local roadway. |
| November 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wanatah | - | A trained spotter reported a one foot diameter branch blown down near the intersection of County Road 1100 South and US-421. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wanatah | - | The county highway department reported a tree was blown down onto U.S. 421, north of U.S. 30. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wanatah | - | A trained spotter reported power lines down along US 421, near Wanatah. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wanatah | - | The public reported a large tree was blown onto a fence at a residence in Wanatah. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wanatah | - | The public reported power lines down on U.S. 421 and U.S. 30. |
| January 2008 | Hail | South Wanatah | - | Penny size hail was observed two miles west of Wanatah. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wanatah | - | Trained spotters measured wind gusts as high as 75 mph in Wanatah. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wanatah | - | Trees blown down. |
| May 2020 | Hail | Wanatah | - | no account filed |
| July 2016 | Hail | Wanatah | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | Wanatah | - | no account filed |
| October 2006 | Hail | Wanatah | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Wanatah | 1.7 miles | 10 | |
| Haskell | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| Alida | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Thomaston | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Hanna | 6.4 miles | 10 | |
| Westville | 7.6 miles | 12 | |
| Union Mills | 7.7 miles | 10 | |
| La Crosse | 7.8 miles | 10 |
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 Wanatah | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2114177 | 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 445456. 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.