Broadview, Indiana
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Perry Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47403. The Survey maps it on the Bloomington quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 25 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.
- 1908 USGS Bloomington quadrangle1:62500
- 1908 USGS Bloomington quadrangle1:48000
- 1910 USGS Bloomington quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Bloomington quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Bloomington quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Bloomington quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1998 USGS Bloomington quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
8,019 words on this township1884 History of Monroe 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 Perry Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Perry Township - 8,019 words.
Fires near this place
72 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 72 fires within 5 miles of Broadview between 2003 and 2008, burning about 30 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 10 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 18 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 13 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2005 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 7 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 3 September 2007 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 18 September 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 15 September 2006 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 1 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 24 August 2007 | Smoking | 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
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Broadview: 15 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, Dimension, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomington Limestone | Stone | Producer | ||
| 4-R Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Acme Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Adams Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Arlington Hills Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Arlington Mill | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Arlington Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Ashtone Mill | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Buffalo Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Carl Furst Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Broadview in 8 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 4 hail, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadview | $5,000 | A tree was reported down on a mobile home due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts on West Tapp Road, west of State Route 37. |
| June 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadview | $3,000 | Live, 6-inch diameter trees were uprooted on Curry Pike Road due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Broadview | $2,600 | Hail hit the Bloomington area around 12:30 AM EST, ranging from 1/2-inch in diameter to almost 2 inches. Two waves of hail hit with about one half hour in between episodes. One gentleman had over 100 dents on the top of his car, causing an estimated $1,400 in damage, while his wife had 60+ dents at an estimated repair cost of $1,200. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadview | - | A 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust was reported in this location. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Broadview | - | A thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 70 mph was observed in this location. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Broadview | - | no account filed |
| May 2017 | Hail | Broadview | - | no account filed |
| August 2011 | Hail | Broadview | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunny Slopes | 0.7 miles | 25 | |
| Bloomington | 1.9 miles | 25 | |
| Ridgemede | 2.1 miles | 25 | |
| Leonard Springs | 2.1 miles | 25 | |
| Clear Creek | 2.1 miles | 27 | |
| Van Buren Park | 2.3 miles | 25 | |
| Garden Acres | 2.4 miles | 27 | |
| Highland Village | 2.8 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 431549. 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.










