BlockDewey, Indiana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Harrison Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47804. It stands on Lost Creek. The Survey maps it on the New Goshen quadrangle. It stands 479 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1950 USGS New Goshen quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS New Goshen quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
13 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Dewey between 2002 and 2005, burning about 256 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 10 August 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 23 June 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 27 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 15 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 14 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 14 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 17 March 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Dewey: 2 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Terre Haute City Eng. | Stone | Producer | ||
| Harlan Farm | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Standard Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Terre Haute North Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Whitlock Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Preston | 0.3 miles | 15 | |
| Terre Town | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Parkview | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| Duane Yards | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| North Terre Haute | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Twelve Points | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Spelterville | 1.7 miles | 17 | |
| Markles | 1.7 miles | 15 |
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 Dewey | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5268154 | 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 433522. 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.