BlockCritchfield, Indiana
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1992. It stands in White River Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46143. It stands on Auburn Branch. The Survey maps it on the Bargersville quadrangle. It stands 771 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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 Bargersville quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Bargersville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Bargersville quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
25,754 words on this townshipA Historical Sketch of Johnson County, Indiana, published 1881; History of Johnson County, Indiana : from the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Together with a Short History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the State of Indiana, published 1888 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on White River Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on White River Township - 25,754 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Critchfield: 1 producer, 1 past producer, 1 unknown. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Aggregates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kelsay & York Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Port Royal Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Critchfield in 5 storm reports between 2015 and 2025: 3 hail, 1 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Critchfield | $25,000 | EF-1 tornado damage was observed near Smith Valley Road and State Road 135 with winds estimated at 100 mph. Some siding was stripped off one side of a house. Also, the roof was lifted off the back portion of a business. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Critchfield | $1,000 | Several large tree limbs were downed near the intersection of Olive Branch Road and State Road 135 due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Critchfield | - | Thunderstorm hail as large as ping pongs along a path to east-northeast through southern and eastern parts of Greenwood. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Critchfield | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Critchfield | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frances | 0.5 miles | 16 | |
| El Dorado | 0.6 miles | 16 | |
| Foxberry Trace | 0.7 miles | 16 | |
| Eagle Trace | 0.7 miles | 16 | |
| Hendricks | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Auburn Trace | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Brentwood | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Green Valley | 1.3 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Critchfield | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5186552 | 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 433136. 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.