BlockBroad Park, Indiana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Jefferson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46121. It stands on Union Branch. The Survey maps it on the Eminence quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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
- 1956 USGS Eminence quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Eminence quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
637 words on this townshipBiographical and Historical Record of Putnam County, Indiana .., published 1887 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Jefferson Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Jefferson Township - 637 words.
Storms near this place
5 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Broad Park in 5 storm reports between 2016 and 2026: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broad Park | $6,000 | A construction trailer was blown over and utility lines were blown down near this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broad Park | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees onto both westbound lanes of US Highway 40. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broad Park | $2,000 | A tree was downed by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| March 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broad Park | $2,000 | Tree downed by thunderstorm wind gusts over State Road 240. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Broad Park | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Board Park | 0.5 miles | 13 | |
| Belle Union | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Mount Meridian | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Fillmore | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Cradick Corner | 7.8 miles | 14 | |
| Edgewood Lake | 7.8 miles | 14 | |
| Cloverdale | 8.2 miles | 14 | |
| Westland | 9.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 447638. 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.