BlockAllman, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Monroe Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46158. It lies near Keller Hill. The Survey maps it on the Mooresville West quadrangle. It stands 764 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Mooresville West quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mooresville West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
2,614 words on this townshipCounties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical, published 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Monroe Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Monroe Township - 2,614 words.
Fires near this place
2 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Allman between 2005 and 2007, burning under an acre in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 April 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 7 October 2005 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Allman: 5 producers, 3 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen Shale Prdts Brick Plnt/Brooklyn | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Adams Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Indiana Tile Clay and Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Groninger Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Happy Valley Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hopkins Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Port Royal | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| U. S. Aggregates, Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasburg | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Mooresville | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Lake Hart | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Bunker Hill | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Sundown Manor | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Monrovia | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Ridgewood | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Brookmoor | 4.5 miles | 14 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q4732950 | 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 430107. 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.