Edinburgh, Indiana
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Blue River Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46124. It stands on Big Blue River. The Survey maps it on the Edinburgh quadrangle.
On record in Edinburgh
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 4 records
Edinburgh Commercial Historic Districtlisted 1991
Furnas Mill Bridgelisted 2001
South Walnut Street Historic Districtlisted 2011
Toner Historic Districtlisted 2011
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1942 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:125000
- 1948 USGS Edinburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Edinburg quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Edinburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Edinburgh quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Greensburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
23,461 words on this townshipA Historical Sketch of Johnson County, Indiana, published 1881; History of Johnson County, Indiana : from the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Together with a Short History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the State of Indiana, published 1888 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Blue River Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Blue River Township - 23,461 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Edinburgh: 2 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Sand and Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Shelby Gravel, Edinburg Div. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Edinburgh in 1 storm report in 1996: 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 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Edinburgh | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Amity | 5.3 miles | 23 | |
| Nineveh | 6.3 miles | 23 | |
| Princes Lakes | 7.0 miles | 23 | |
| Peoga | 9.4 miles | 23 | |
| Franklin | 9.9 miles | 23 | |
| Trafalgar | 10.7 miles | 21 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 10.9 miles | 23 | |
| Urmeyville | 11.6 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 434019. 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.







