BlockCollege Meadows, Indiana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Clay Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46280. The Survey maps it on the Carmel quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1952 USGS Carmel quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Carmel quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Carmel quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Carmel quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
6,892 words on this townshipHistory of Hamilton County, Indiana : with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers : to Which Are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships, published 1880; History of Hamilton County Indiana, published 1915 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Clay Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Clay Township - 6,892 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of College Meadows: 4 producers, 2 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis 521 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Carmel 512 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Eighty-Sixth Street Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Indianapolis 513 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| U. S. Aggregates, Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| U. S. Allied Aggregates, Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
11 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names College Meadows in 11 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | College Meadows | $9,250 | A small tree fell on a car due to strong thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | College Meadows | $5,000 | Tree downed onto home by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | College Meadows | $1,500 | Several large tree limbs were downed due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Winds were measured at 58 mph. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | College Meadows | $1,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a large tree limb onto southbound lanes of Keystone Avenue between 106th Street and 116th Street. |
| August 2012 | Flood | College Meadows | $1,000 | Street flooding occurred along College Avenue, between 96th and 99th Streets, due to heavy thunderstorm rainfall. The southbound lanes were impassable. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | College Meadows | $1,000 | Sections of Jordan Road were closed due to high water from rains overnight. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | College Meadows | $750 | Tree limbs, of unknown size, were downed in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| August 2017 | Hail | College Meadows | - | Slightly larger than quarter-size hail was observed at 96th Street and Meridian Street. |
| April 2013 | Hail | College Meadows | - | Quarter-sized hail was observed near the intersection of 96th and Meridian Streets. |
| June 2021 | Hail | College Meadows | - | no account filed |
| June 2021 | Hail | College Meadows | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Ridge Village | 0.5 miles | 17 | |
| Orchard Park | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Home Place | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Holaday Hills and Dales | 1.1 miles | 19 | |
| Chesterton | 1.1 miles | 19 | |
| Echo Crest | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Newark Village | 2.4 miles | 19 | |
| Windemere | 3.0 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 Q122562596 | 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 432774. 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.