Eastern Heights, Indiana
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Bloomington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47408. The Survey maps it on the Unionville quadrangle.
On record in Eastern Heights
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Hinkle-Garton Farmsteadlisted 2007 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1942 USGS Franklin quadrangle1:125000
- 1947 USGS Unionville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Unionville quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Unionville quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1986 USGS Bloomington quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1998 USGS Unionville quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
13,530 words on this township1884 History of Monroe County Indiana, published 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Bloomington Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Bloomington Township - 13,530 words.
Fires near this place
7 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Eastern Heights between 1998 and 2018, burning about 30 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | CONSERVATION |
| 6 April 1998 | Debris and open burning | 22 acres | Hoosier National Forest | KNIGHT RIDGE |
| 29 April 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | CAMPSITE 47 |
| 16 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | INVERNESS FARMS |
| 30 March 2006 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 2 December 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | KNIGHT RIDGE ROAD |
| 28 November 1998 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | BLACKWELL |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Eastern Heights: 6 past producers, 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Zinc, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomington Limestone | Stone | Producer | ||
| Sphalerite Occurrence Z71 | Zinc, Sulfur | Occurrence | Sphalerite | |
| Arlington Hills Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Arlington Mill | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Arlington Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Bennett Mill | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Carl Furst Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Ed Bennett Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Hunter Valley Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Valley Stone Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hoosier Acres | 1.2 miles | 21 | |
| Ridgemede | 2.0 miles | 25 | |
| Bloomington | 2.5 miles | 25 | |
| New Unionville | 2.7 miles | 21 | |
| Cascade | 3.3 miles | 25 | |
| Marlin Hills | 3.5 miles | 25 | |
| Arlington | 3.7 miles | 25 | |
| Broadview | 3.9 miles | 25 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 433945. 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.









