BlockWhitaker, Indiana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Ray Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46166. It stands on Butler Branch. The Survey maps it on the Paragon quadrangle. It stands 571 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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 Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Paragon quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Paragon quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1986 USGS Bloomington quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
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 Whitaker: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Porter Cave Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Whitaker in 6 storm reports between 1999 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Whitaker | 2 hurt, $50,000 | This tornado formed near Marley Road and Old Boundary Line Road in Owen County. The tornado tracked 3.02 miles to the northeast while in Owen County and passed through Gosport. The tornado moved into Morgan County while moving through an open field. The field is located 3,500 feet east of Drunkards Pike, 1,000 feet north of South Lingle Road, and 1,300 feet south of State Road 67. The tornado continued to the northeast for 1.05 miles in Morgan County before lifting 1,000 feet east of South Vickery Road between State Road 67 and South Lingle Road. This made the total path of the tornado 4.07 miles. The tornado was rated EF-0 while in both counties with wind speeds around 80 miles per hour. The tornado lasted from 1912 to 1916 EST while in Owen County and from 1916 to 1917 EST while in Morgan County. Overall, the tornado was on the ground from 1912 to 1917. The width of the tornado at its peak in both counties was approximately 175 yards. While in Owen County minor damage was sustained to trees, a gas station, a fire station, and residences. While in Morgan County trees, barns, and residences were affected by the tornado. Two young girls were caught outside on property that received the most extensive damage in Morgan County from this tornado. They received minor cuts, scrapes, and bruises from flying debris. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitaker | $20,000 | A grain bin was blown over, part of a metal roof was detached from a home, and several trees were downed due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. This occurred near the intersection of Pocket Hollow and Burnett Roads. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitaker | $5,000 | Numerous trees of unknown size were downed by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitaker | - | Estimated 60 mph thunderstorm wind gusts reported. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Whitaker | - | Pea hail was also observed from the two prior thunderstorms earlier in the evening. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitaker | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paragon | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Potato Mound | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Browns Crossing | 5.7 miles | 17 | |
| Turkey Track | 6.0 miles | 21 | |
| Wakeland | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Hyndsdale | 7.0 miles | 18 | |
| Prather | 8.1 miles | 18 | |
| Maxwell | 8.1 miles | 18 |
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 Whitaker | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7994118 | 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 445913. 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.