BlockBeech Grove, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Clay Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46151. It stands on Mill Hollow Branch. The Survey maps it on the Mooresville West quadrangle. It stands 810 feet above sea level.
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 West quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mooresville West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
16,970 words on this townshipCounties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical, published 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Clay Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Clay Township - 16,970 words.
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 Beech Grove: 4 past producers, 3 producers, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydraulic Press Brick Plant | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Indiana Tile Plant | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Adams Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Bethany Park Clay & Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Hydraulic Press Brick Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Jones Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Morgan County Gravel Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Morgan County Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beech Grove in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 5 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2008 | Flood | Beech Grove | $10,000 | Flooding occurred along the White River in Morgan County due to heavy rain and snow melt. |
| February 2008 | Flood | Beech Grove | $10,000 | Flooding occurred along the White River in Morgan County, including near Centerton, due to heavy rain and snow melt. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Beech Grove | - | North of Martinsville. |
| February 2009 | Flood | Beech Grove | - | Flooding occurred along the White River in Morgan County, including near Centerton, due to heavy rain. It extensively flooded agricultural lands. To a much lesser degree it affected some low lying roads and possibly a few homes. |
| April 2009 | Flood | Beech Grove | - | Minor flooding occurred along the White River in and near Centerton, Indiana. The river crested 2 feet above flood stage at the Centerton river gauge on April 6th at a reading of 14 feet. |
| May 2009 | Flood | Beech Grove | - | Flooding of bottomlands occurred along the White River in/near Centerton, Indiana. The river crested 1.9 feet above flood stage on May 14th at a reading of 604.9 feet. Crop damage is grossly estimated. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Center Valley | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Wilbur | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Centerton | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Bunker Hill | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Lake Hart | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Bethany | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Briarwood | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Foxcliff Estates | 4.1 miles | 18 |
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 Beech Grove | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4879580 | 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 430718. 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.