BlockCuzco, Indiana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Columbia Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47432. It lies near Persimmon Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Cuzco quadrangle. It stands 531 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Cuzco quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Cuzco quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
784 words on this townshipHistory of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910, published 1910 names this settlement in its chapter on Columbia Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
The first land in Columbia township to be purchased by a white man was the south half of the northeast quarter of section thirty-four, township one, north, range three west, containing eighty acres. Thomas Pinchens bought it in 1816, This land is at Cuzco, in Union valley about the "Milburn Spring," and near it General Harrison's men camped when on their way to Vincennes. The "Buffalo Trace" crossed it.
Passage source: History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910, published 1910.
Cuzco. This is the youngest town in Columbia tow^nship. It is situated in what is known as Union Valley. Wm. H. Nicholson was the founder. Its plat bears date of September 27, 1905. The deeds have a proviso prohibiting the sale of intoxicating liquors until January- i, 1915. The town has a graded school, postoffice, and the usual quota of general stores. Cuzco has a promising future.
Passage source: History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910, published 1910.
West of Cuzco is a peculiar formation in the earth's surface known as "Buffalo Wallow." About one-half mile south of Cuzco stands "Simmon's Chapel," wherein the Methodists of the valley worship. Not far from Cuzco lie the remains of Ensign Philip Conrad, a ranger and scout.
Passage source: History of Dubois County from Its Primitive Days to 1910, published 1910.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Columbia Township - it names this place 2 more 2 times.
Fires near this place
7 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Cuzco between 2000 and 2019, burning about 21 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Hoosier National Forest | SPURGEON |
| 8 July 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | 56 S CURVE |
| 28 March 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | GOLF BALL |
| 10 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | COUNTY LINE |
| 29 February 2004 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | FRENCH LICK |
| 28 February 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | TWO DOG |
| 16 November 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | ANTICOH CHURCH FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cuzco in 5 storm reports between 2000 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cuzco | - | There were several trees blown down and a roof blown off a small livestock shed. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cuzco | - | A large tree was down on Dubois Cuzco Road. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cuzco | - | Trees were blown down. |
| January 2006 | Hail | Cuzco | - | no account filed |
| August 2000 | Hail | Cuzco | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Hillham | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Ellsworth | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Thales | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Dubois Crossroads | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Dubois | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Kellerville | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Celestine | 6.9 miles | 13 |
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 Cuzco | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5197124 | 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 450826. 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.
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.