BlockDrewersburg, Indiana
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Whitewater Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47060. The Survey maps it on the Harrison quadrangle. It stands 922 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1915 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1992 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:24000
- 1996 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Drewersburg: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Trenton Plant & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Drewersburg in 3 storm reports between 2025 and 2026: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drewersburg | $3,000 | A few trees were downed in Drewersburg. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Drewersburg | $250 | Several large limbs were downed at a property on Mortashed Road. |
| February 2026 | Flood | Drewersburg | - | High water was reported across portions of Mortashed 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rockdale | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| Sharptown | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Ashby (historical) | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Scipio | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| New Trenton | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Mount Carmel | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Cedar Grove | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| South Gate | 6.5 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 Drewersburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5307308 | 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 433687. 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.