BlockBreckenridge, Indiana
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Franklin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47112. The Survey maps it on the Corydon East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 21 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.
- 1931 USGS Corydon quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Corydon East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Corydon quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Corydon East quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1986 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Breckenridge: 2 producers, 2 occurrences. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Corydon Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Fluorite Occurrence #1 | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Fluorite Occurrence #1 | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Harrison Co. Hwy. Dept. | Stone | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Breckenridge in 5 storm reports between 2023 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | - | There was a tree over State Road 62 at Breckenridge Road. |
| March 2023 | Flash Flood | Breckenridge | - | Flash flooding occurred on New Middletown Road. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | - | A 100 year old maple tree was uprooted due to thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Breckenridge | - | The National Weather Service conducted a storm assessment survey with Harrison County Emergency Management and private meteorologist August Veron for the storms on Sunday evening June 25. There was sporadic wind damage in the Lanesville community, with the most concentrated area along SR 62 near the Floyd county line. Trees were topped and snapped, and there were power lines down and 3 power poles snapped. Winds were estimated to be between 70 and 75 mph. All of the damage was facing from the west northwest to the east southeast. There was no indication of tornadic rotation. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Breckenridge | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Store | 1.8 miles | 21 | |
| Lanesville | 2.8 miles | 19 | |
| Harrison Grange (historical) | 3.7 miles | 21 | |
| New Middletown | 3.8 miles | 21 | |
| Hillcrest | 4.6 miles | 21 | |
| Corydon | 4.7 miles | 21 | |
| Crandall | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Lottick Corner | 5.9 miles | 19 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q18149135 | 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 431467. 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.