BlockWoodruff, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Johnson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46795. The Survey maps it on the Wolcottville quadrangle. It stands 978 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 14 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.
- 1947 USGS Wolcottville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Wolcottville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Elkhart quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Wolcottville quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Woodruff: 2 unknowns, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elmer's Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Henschen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Suever Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Wolcottville Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Woodruff in 1 storm report in 2018: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodruff | - | Law enforcement officials reported a tree was blown down on County Road 455 E, near County Road 5900 S. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adams Lake | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Valentine | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Witmer Manor | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| South Milford | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Webers Landing | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Indianola | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Plato | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Woodland Park | 4.9 miles | 13 |
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 Woodruff | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8033221 | 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 446303. 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.