BlockBushrod, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47443. The Survey maps it on the Lyons quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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 Lyons quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Lyons quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Lyons quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
578 words on this townshipEarly History of Greene County, Indiana ..., published 1875 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Washington Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Washington Township - 578 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Bushrod: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Water, Free. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Upper Block Coal Underclay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Upper Block Coal Underclay | Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Water, Free | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bushrod in 1 storm report in 2025: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | Bushrod | $50,000 | I-69 southbound closed from State Road 58 to US 50 due to water flowing over the interstate. Numerous other roads closed. Total rainfall was between 2.5 and 3.3 inches. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beehunter | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Lyons | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Ilene | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Marco | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Sponsler | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Island City | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Stalcup Corner | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Switz City | 5.4 miles | 17 |
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 Q18149255 | 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 431891. 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.