BlockWyatt, Indiana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Madison Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46506. The Survey maps it on the Wyatt quadrangle. It stands 830 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Wyatt quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS South Bend quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Wyatt quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
5,407 words on this townshipHistory of St. Joseph County, Indiana :, published 1880 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Madison Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Madison Township - 5,407 words.
Storms near this place
3 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wyatt in 3 storm reports between 1994 and 2020: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2008 | Flash Flood | Wyatt | $10,000 | Nearly three inches of rain, combined with snow melt, allowed for flooding problems for much of St Joseph county. US 331 just south of Wyatt, was closed for a short period of time due to flood waters covering and flowing over the roadway. |
| August 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Wyatt | - | The tornado began west of the intersection of Riley Road and Dogwood Road in southeast St. Joseph County. It then tracked along and south of Riley Road. Widespread tree and structural damage occurred through this path. Grain bins were toppled and farm outbuildings sustained damage. The tornado tracked through several cornfields that resulted in significant crop damage. The tornado lifted east of Beech Road. Maximum winds were estimated at 110 mph. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wyatt | - | Trees were downed by 60 mph winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midway Corners | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| Woodland | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Tamarack Grange | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Colburn | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Lakeville | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Hi-View Addition | 5.7 miles | 11 | |
| Miami Trails Addition | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Orchard Heights Addition | 6.4 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 Wyatt | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8039487 | 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 452842. 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.