BlockAthens, Indiana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Henry Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46975. The Survey maps it on the Rochester quadrangle. It stands 807 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
- 1962 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Knox quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Athens: 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton County Hwy. Dept. | Stone | Producer | ||
| Janna Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Van Duyne Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Athens in 6 storm reports between 2012 and 2024: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. 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 2015 | Flood | Athens | - | Heavy rain caused water to flow over a portion of State Route 25 as well as near the intersection of 275N and 600E. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Athens | - | The public reported an area of uprooted trees in Athens with smaller tree branches also down in the area. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Athens | - | The public reported an estimated three foot diameter tree branch was blown down. The branch landed on the roof of a home. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Athens | - | The public reported a three foot diameter tree branch fell onto a house. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Athens | - | Emergency management officials reported numerous trees down. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Athens | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Zion | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Big Hill | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Rochester | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Green Oak | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Akron | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Talma | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Nyona Lake | 7.2 miles | 10 | |
| Tiosa | 8.1 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 Athens | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4813446 | 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 430320. 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.