Abydel, Indiana
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1993. It stands in French Lick Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47454. It lies near Pipher Hollow. The Survey maps it on the French Lick quadrangle.
On record in Abydel
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.
- The Maples Farmlisted 2026 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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 French Lick quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS French Lick quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS French Lick quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
17 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Abydel between 2000 and 2018, burning about 96 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 July 2012 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | 270 WEST |
| 27 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | CASINO |
| 2 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | AIRPORT |
| 12 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Hoosier National Forest | STEVENS SAWMILL |
| 11 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | YOUNG'S CREEK |
| 28 February 2006 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | ORANGE FIRE |
| 23 February 2000 | Smoking | 40 acres | Hoosier National Forest | GERALD CORNER |
| 19 February 2011 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | TAN DOG |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Abydel: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cave Quarries, Inc. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Abydel in 4 storm reports between 2016 and 2023: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Hail | Abydel | - | Hail fell at a storm spotter's home. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abydel | - | There were multiple reports of tree damage and power lines down across Orange County. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abydel | - | Trees were blocking US 150 W in Orange County, Indiana. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Abydel | - | Trees were reported down in the area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turleys | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| West Baden Springs | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Prospect | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| French Lick | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Braxtons Siding | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Orangeville | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Paoli | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Woodlawn Grove | 5.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 450618. 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.







