BlockBanta, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It lies in ZIP code area 46106. It stands on Banta Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mooresville East quadrangle.
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 East quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mooresville East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
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 Banta: 6 producers, 2 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Flagstone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| High Bluff Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Central Aggregates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Central Aggregates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hill #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hoosier Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hoosier Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Port Royal Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Waverly Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Banta in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2011: 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Banta | $20,000 | A tornado caused roof damage and caused several trees to fall down. Based on damage indicators wind speeds were around 75 miles per hour. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Banta | - | A half an inch of rain was also reported from this storm. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Banta | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Waverly Woods | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Waverly | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Bluffs | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Exchange | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Fields | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Five Points | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Crestview Heights | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Fox Hill | 5.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 430477. 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.