BlockBraytown, Indiana
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Craig Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47043. It lies near Racket Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Carrollton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1943 USGS Brooksburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Carrollton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Carrollton quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
Storms near this place
2 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Braytown in 2 storm reports between 2016 and 2017: 1 flood, 1 flash flood. 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 2016 | Flood | Braytown | $10,000 | A mudslide closed State Route 56 from Green Valley Road to Spring Branch Road. |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Braytown | - | High water was reported along Patton Hollow Rd. near State Route 56, resulting in a road closure. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Five Points | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Long Run | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Lamb | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Vevay | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Moorefield | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| Mount Sterling | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Bennington | 8.9 miles | 10 | |
| Jacksonville | 8.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 431461. 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.