BlockAntioch, Indiana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Posey Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47040. It stands on Long Branch. The Survey maps it on the Florence quadrangle. It stands 873 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1943 USGS Florence quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Florence quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Florence quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Falmouth quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Antioch in 2011, burning about 1 acre 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 November 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | BACKWATERS |
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 Antioch: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patriot Aggregate Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Antioch in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 2 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Antioch | $90,000 | The tornado touched down near State Route 250 and Antioch Road. The tornado traveled to the northeast across Devers Road and toward North Branch Road before lifting near North Branch Road. Three barns were destroyed and two roofs were blown off of residences due to the tornado. |
| July 2025 | Tornado (EFU) | Antioch | - | A brief tornado was confirmed using videos from social media, broadcast media, and local officials. The tornado was contained within heavily forested areas, limiting access to ground surveys. This resulted in no confirmed damage. The exact location and duration of the tornado was approximated based on radar, geo-location techniques, and video evidence. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Antioch | - | A few large tree limbs were downed on Antioch Road due to thunderstorm 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gurley Corner | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Searcy Crossroads | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Quercus Grove | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Patriot | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| East Enterprise | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Florence | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Allensville | 7.3 miles | 12 | |
| Markland | 7.6 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.
| Wikidata item Q27988916 | 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 430197. 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.