BlockBrushy Prairie, Indiana
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Springfield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46761. The Survey maps it on the Orland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1940 USGS Orland quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS Orland quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Orland quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Elkhart quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Orland quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
799 words on this townshipIllustrated Historical Atlas of LaGrange County, Indiana., published 1874 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Springfield Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Springfield Township - 799 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Brushy Prairie: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henschen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brushy Prairie in 2 storm reports between 2023 and 2025: 2 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Pisgah | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Mongo | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Oak Lodge | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Elmira | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Plato | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Lakeside Park | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Stroh | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Indianola | 5.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 431693. 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.