Dark Hollow, Indiana
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Indian Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47421. It lies in Dark Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Oolitic quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 22 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.
- 1935 USGS Oolitic quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1935 USGS Oolitic quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Oolitic quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Oolitic quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Oolitic quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
6 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Dark Hollow between 2002 and 2019, burning about 22 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | THE WOODS |
| 31 March 2014 | Other causes | 3.5 acres | Hoosier National Forest | KENTUCKY HOLLOW |
| 17 March 2005 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | MAPLE RIDGE FIRE |
| 18 February 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | BRIARWOOD |
| 2 December 2002 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | RACKOVICH FIRE |
| 8 October 2019 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | SOUTH I FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Dark Hollow: 9 past producers, 8 producers, 3 occurrences, 1 prospect. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, Dimension, Iron, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Co. Hwy. Dept. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Fluorite Occurrence | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | Fluorite | |
| Baalbeck Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Bedford Ground Limestone Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bedford Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Number 3 Needmore Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Dark Hollow Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Dickenson Plant | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dark Hollow in 1 storm report in 2013: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dark Hollow | $21,000 | A tree was downed on a house, cars were damaged, and a garage was damaged due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. An outbuilding was also destroyed on Twin Pond Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patton Hill | 0.8 miles | 22 | |
| Oolitic | 1.1 miles | 22 | |
| East Oolitic | 1.6 miles | 22 | |
| Avoca | 1.7 miles | 22 | |
| Eureka | 1.8 miles | 21 | |
| Murdock | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| Needmore | 2.7 miles | 22 | |
| Thornton | 2.8 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 450829. 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.
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.









