BlockDabney, Indiana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Otter Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47023. The Survey maps it on the Versailles quadrangle. It stands 958 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1946 USGS Versailles quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Versailles quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Greensburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
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 Dabney: 1 plant, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schmaltz Ready-Mix Concrete | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| South Eastern Materials Corp Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dabney in 7 storm reports between 2017 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dabney | $5,000 | Several trees were downed near the intersection of South Old Michigan Road and County Road 100 South. |
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dabney | $5,000 | A barn was damaged along Hopewell Road near Holton. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dabney | $4,000 | A few large trees were downed in the vicinity of 100 Old Michigan Road. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dabney | $1,000 | Several tree limbs were downed. An outbuilding at the same property sustained minor damage. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dabney | $1,000 | A tree was downed onto Hopewell Road. |
| February 2025 | Flood | Dabney | - | High water was reported on West Hopewell Road and County Road 300 W. |
| April 2017 | Flash Flood | Dabney | - | Multiple culverts were washed out throughout the county. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen Crossing | 1.9 miles | 9 | |
| Otter Village | 2.1 miles | 9 | |
| Holton | 2.4 miles | 10 | |
| Osgood | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Versailles | 5.2 miles | 9 | |
| Jackson | 5.3 miles | 10 | |
| New Marion | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Correct | 6.5 miles | 9 |
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 Dabney | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5207499 | 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 433280. 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.