BlockBear Branch, Indiana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Pike Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47018. It lies near Mexico Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Bear Branch quadrangle. It stands 873 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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.
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Bear Branch quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
Storms near this place
9 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bear Branch in 9 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 tornado, 1 hail. 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 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Bear Branch | $50,000 | The tornado developed near the Ohio and Switzerland County line, just north of Aberdeen Road. A garage was destroyed on the north side of Aberdeen Road and a well constructed barn on Aberdeen Road was completely destroyed. Much of the debris from this barn was lofted high into the trees behind the barn. Winds at this location were estimated to be around 100 mph. The tornado then continued east through wooded and inaccessible areas, eventually crossing Bear Branch Creek and Texas Gas Road before it dissipated near Milton Bear Branch Road. Along this path, numerous trees were uprooted. |
| April 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Bear Branch | $20,000 | The tornado briefly touched down in far southwest Ohio County, about 5 miles east-southeast of Cross Plains, in the 1600 block of Aberdeen Road. The tornado destroyed a barn and produced siding and roof damage, as well as rolling 2 recreational vehicles and toppling trees. ||Based on the degree of damage, the tornado produced winds of around 70 mph. |
| February 2000 | Flash Flood | Bear Branch | $15,000 | Razor Hill Road washed out due to several hours of heavy rainfall. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bear Branch | $5,000 | Several trees were downed across the western part of the county. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bear Branch | $2,000 | A tree was downed on Aberdeen Road. Another tree was downed on Willow Creek Road. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bear Branch | $1,000 | A tree was downed onto Milton Bear Branch Road. |
| October 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bear Branch | $500 | A couple of large limbs were knocked down. |
| May 2002 | Flash Flood | Bear Branch | - | A few roads were washed out in the western part of the county. |
| October 2016 | Hail | Bear Branch | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Blue | 3.8 miles | 8 | |
| Downey Corner | 3.9 miles | 8 | |
| Aberdeen | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Milton | 5.5 miles | 8 | |
| Bascom Corner | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Cofield Corner | 6.8 miles | 12 | |
| Hartford | 8.4 miles | 12 | |
| Norths Landing | 10.7 miles | 12 |
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 Bear Branch | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q21197766 | 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 449617. 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.
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.