BlockCascade, Indiana
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Bloomington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47404. The Survey maps it on the Bloomington quadrangle.
On record in Cascade
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Cascades Parklisted 2024 · 0.5 miles away
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
13,530 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 Bloomington Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Bloomington Township - 13,530 words.
Fires near this place
104 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 104 fires within 5 miles of Cascade between 2003 and 2008, burning about 46 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 16 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 | 29 |
| Debris and open burning | 26 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 24 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 16 |
| Smoking | 4 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2005 | 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 |
| 17 September 2004 | Debris and open burning | 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 |
| 7 August 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 31 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | 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 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Cascade: 7 past producers, 6 producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 | ||
| Bloomington Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 | ||
| Bennett Mill | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Carl Furst Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Ed Bennett Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Hunter Valley Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arlington | 0.7 miles | 25 | |
| Marlin Hills | 1.8 miles | 25 | |
| Lancaster Park | 1.8 miles | 25 | |
| Bloomington | 1.9 miles | 25 | |
| Hunter Switch | 2.2 miles | 25 | |
| Forest Park Heights | 2.9 miles | 25 | |
| Highland Village | 3.1 miles | 25 | |
| Ridgemede | 3.3 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 432206. 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.