White Cloud, Indiana
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Harrison Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47112. It stands on Hickman Branch. The Survey maps it on the Corydon West quadrangle. It stands 456 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 22 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.
- 1931 USGS Corydon quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1944 USGS Corydon West quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Corydon West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Corydon quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Corydon West quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1986 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of White Cloud between 2001 and 2017, burning about 87 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 76 acres | Hoosier National Forest | JENNY HOLLOW |
| 28 March 2001 | Smoking | 4.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | WYANDOTTE |
| 16 February 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 7.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of White Cloud: 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corydon Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Fluorite Occurrence #2 | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Fluorite Occurrence #2 | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
7 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names White Cloud in 7 storm reports between 2006 and 2018: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Cloud | - | Many large trees were reported down through out Harrison County, Indiana. |
| May 2017 | Hail | White Cloud | - | The hail nearly covered the ground. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Cloud | - | A spotter reported that numerous trees were downed along Highway 62 between Corydon and Leavenworth. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Cloud | - | An NWS storm survey confirmed straight line wind damage with winds up to 70 mph across Crawford and Harrison counties. Numerous trees were damaged and two houses lost siding, shingles, and eaves. Sheet metal was blown off of a barn. Most of the damage was found along Indiana 62. |
| November 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Cloud | - | The Harrison County Emergency Manager reported a few trees down along Harrison Springs Road. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Cloud | - | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees. |
| April 2006 | Hail | White Cloud | - | Hail covered the ground. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moberly | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Wynnsboro (historical) | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Dixie | 4.7 miles | 22 | |
| Little Saint Louis | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Corydon | 5.5 miles | 21 | |
| Hillcrest | 5.9 miles | 21 | |
| Frenchtown | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Harrison Grange (historical) | 6.5 miles | 21 |
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 White Cloud | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7994572 | 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 449745. 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.
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.









