BlockAzalia, Indiana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Sand Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47232. It stands on Little Sand Creek. The Survey maps it on the Azalia quadrangle. It stands 597 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.
- 1942 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Azalia quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Greensburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Azalia: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B.D.W. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Columbus Gravel & Concr. Prod.,Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Azalia in 4 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Azalia | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds consistent with a brief microburst downed oak and hickory trees into a metal pole barn at 5850 West County Road 100 South. Damage continued for about 0.5 miles east laying down crops. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Azalia | $15,000 | Numerous trees were downed along Route 31 between Columbus and Seymour due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Route 31 was reported to be impassible in a few spots. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Azalia | $1,000 | A large tree was downed on County Road 800 South near US Highway 31 due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. This report was received via Twitter. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Azalia | $1,000 | A large tree was down and blocking State Road 31 near County Road 900 South due to damaging 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waynesville | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Mineral Springs | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Jonesville | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Elizabethtown | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Rosstown | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Walesboro | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Bethel Village | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Jewell Village | 7.4 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 Azalia | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4832149 | 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 430372. 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.