BlockYeddo, Indiana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Millcreek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47952. The Survey maps it on the Veedersburg quadrangle. It stands 686 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 9 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 Danville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Veedersburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1967 USGS Veedersburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Danville quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Danville quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
13,616 words on this townshipHistory of Fountain County : Together with Historic Notes on the Wabash Valley, Gleaned from Early Authors, Old Maps and Manuscripts, published 1881 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Millcreek Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Millcreek Township - 13,616 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 Yeddo: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Triple G Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Yeddo in 4 storm reports between 2010 and 2012: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2012 | Hail | Yeddo | $50,000 | Hail stones, 1.5 to 2.25 inches in diameter, caused damage to cars and roofs in Wallace. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yeddo | $15,000 | Power lines were reported down at the intersection of County Roads 900 South and 270 East due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Power lines were also downed at the intersection of US Highway 41 and County Road 800 South. Additionally, a roof was blown off a barn on County Road 900 South, just east of 270 East. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yeddo | $7,000 | Trees and tree limbs were downed in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yeddo | $4,000 | Trees were reported down in this location due to thunderstorm wind gusts. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centennial | 0.9 miles | 9 | |
| Steam Corner | 2.3 miles | 9 | |
| Harveysburg | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Lake Holiday Hideaway | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Kingman | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Mackie | 3.6 miles | 9 | |
| Cates | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Wooley Corner | 5.0 miles | 9 |
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 Yeddo | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q8051072 | 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 446374. 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.