BlockBeesons, Indiana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47357. The Survey maps it on the Connersville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Connersville quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Connersville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS New Castle quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
22,771 words on this townshipHistory of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time : with Numerous Biographical and Family Sketches, published 1872; History of Wayne County, Indiana : Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns, published 1884; Memoirs of Wayne County and the City of Richmond Indiana, published 1912 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Washington Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Washington Township - 22,771 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Beesons: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayette Co. Hwy. Dept. - Own Crews | Stone | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Beesons in 2 storm reports between 2023 and 2025: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beesons | $4,000 | A few trees were downed. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Beesons | $1,000 | A tree was downed near the intersection of Neuman Lake Road and State Route 1. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milton | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| East Germantown | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Pennville | 6.5 miles | 9 | |
| Cambridge City | 6.6 miles | 8 | |
| Mount Auburn | 7.0 miles | 8 | |
| Hiser | 7.1 miles | 9 | |
| Dublin | 7.4 miles | 8 | |
| Pinhook | 7.6 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 430744. 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.