BlockBen Davis, Indiana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Wayne Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46241. It stands on Mickley Run. The Survey maps it on the Bridgeport quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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 Bridgeport quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Bridgeport quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
12,230 words on this townshipHistory of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana, published 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Wayne Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Wayne Township - 12,230 words.
Fires near this place
1 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Ben Davis in 2007, burning under an acre in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Ben Davis: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis 522 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Kentucky Avenue Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Standard Materials Corp S&G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ben Davis in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 4 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ben Davis | $60,000 | Five homes damaged by downed trees and tree limbs due to thunderstorm wind gusts in Heatherwood Estates subdivision. Some of these trees went through the roofs. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ben Davis | $50,000 | A large section of a large tree fell onto a house in this location due to strong thunderstorm wind gusts. This caused significant structural damage. The tree was rotted and hollow where the break occurred. Otherwise, it was a healthy tree. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ben Davis | $1,000 | A tree was blown down near the intersection of Rockville and Girls School Road due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ben Davis | - | A 4-inch tree limb was blown down by the thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2011 | Hail | Ben Davis | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mickleyville | 0.4 miles | 17 | |
| Sterling Heights | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Keystone Manor | 1.1 miles | 16 | |
| Drexel Gardens | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Lynhurst | 1.4 miles | 19 | |
| Chapel Hill | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Fairview Station | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Farleys Addition | 2.5 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 446682. 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.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
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.