BlockWolflake, Indiana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Noble Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46701. It stands on Winebrenner Branch. The Survey maps it on the Merriam quadrangle. It stands 915 feet above sea level.
On record in Wolflake
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Luckey Hospitallisted 2013 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1951 USGS Merriam quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Merriam quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
66 words on this townshipIllustrated Historical Atlas of Noble County, Indiana., published 1874 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Noble Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Noble Township - 66 words.
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 Wolflake: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wolf Lake Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wolflake in 11 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 6 thunderstorm wind, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolflake | $10,000 | Photo received of a tree down and some siding removed from a house. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolflake | - | The public reported a large tree was blown down southwest of the intersection of US-33 and State Route 109. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolflake | - | Emergency management officials reported tree limbs and power lines down along US 33 in the southern parts of the county. |
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolflake | - | Emergency management officials reported tree limbs and power lines down along US 33 in the southern parts of the county. |
| May 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolflake | - | Trees down across road. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wolflake | - | Trees down on CR 250W. |
| May 2007 | Hail | Wolflake | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Wolflake | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Wolflake | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Hail | Wolflake | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Hail | Wolflake | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bear Lake | 1.1 miles | 11 | |
| Burr Oak | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Port Mitchell | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Big Lake | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Merriam | 4.6 miles | 11 | |
| Kimmell | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Washington Center | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Albion | 5.6 miles | 11 |
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 Wolflake | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8030169 | 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 450614. 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.