Derby, Indiana
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47525. It stands on Knob Creek. The Survey maps it on the Derby quadrangle. It stands 453 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.
- 1954 USGS Derby quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Derby quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Derby quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
14 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Derby between 1993 and 2010, burning about 32 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 | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | AUBURN FIRE |
| 7 May 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | COMMER |
| 6 April 2010 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | CORNFIELD |
| 19 April 1993 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | not named |
| 6 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 7.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 26 March 2000 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | CONNER CEMETARY |
| 22 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | RACHEL |
| 14 March 2000 | Smoking | 3.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | ROBERTS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Derby: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Derby Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Derby Slope Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Derby Underground Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Derby in 5 storm reports between 2005 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Derby | - | Trees were blown down in Derby. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Derby | - | A tree was reported down on a road in Derby, Indiana. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Derby | - | Portions of IN 66 closed due to high water. Numerous other roads closed throughout county due to high water and flooding. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Derby | - | Trees were blown down across Indiana Highway 66. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Derby | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gerald | 2.9 miles | 16 | |
| Dexter | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Magnet | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| Leopold | 5.9 miles | 16 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 6.3 miles | 16 | |
| Gatchel | 6.6 miles | 14 | |
| Lilly Dale | 6.7 miles | 14 | |
| Terry | 6.8 miles | 14 |
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 Derby | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5261397 | 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 450842. 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.







