BlockEwing, Indiana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Brownstown Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47220. It stands on White Creek. The Survey maps it on the Brownstown quadrangle.
On record in Ewing
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Jackson County Courthouselisted 2011 · 0.8 miles away- Brownstown Courthouse Square Historic Districtlisted 2021 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Brownstown quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Ewing in 2005, burning about 50 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 November 2005 | Debris and open burning | 50 acres | Hoosier National Forest | OLIN |
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 Ewing: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson Plant | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| County Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kenneth Bahan Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
12 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ewing in 12 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 4 hail, 3 flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewing | $15,000 | Numerous trees and several power lines downed by thunderstorm wind gusts across Jackson county. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewing | $8,000 | A thunderstorm wind gust estimated at 60 mph was observed in this area. Several power lines and trees were reported down as well. |
| August 2020 | Flash Flood | Ewing | $3,000 | Flash flooding occurred around Brownstown and Washington township. Water was flowing over several roads in town with highway department closing roads. |
| July 2013 | Flood | Ewing | $1,000 | Flooding was reported in the 10000 block, north of State Route 135 due to thunderstorm heavy rainfall. There was also a report of a tree down. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Ewing | $750 | Street flooding was reported in the town of Brownstown. The location of this report is an estimation. |
| November 2025 | Hail | Ewing | - | Photographs of hail in Brownstown area as large as one to two inches in diameter. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Ewing | - | This report was relayed via social media. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ewing | - | An estimated thunderstorm wind gust of 60 mph was observed in this location. |
| April 2009 | Hail | Ewing | - | Quarter size hail was reported by the Brownstown post office. |
| May 2009 | Flood | Ewing | - | Extensive lowland flooding occurred along the East Fork White River in/near Rockford, Indiana. The river crested 4.0 feet above flood stage on May 3rd at a reading of 16.0 feet. Flooding of this magnitude typically affects agricultural lands, several County and State Roads, and the water isolates river cabins. Significant agricultural lands begin to flood at 12 feet. Damage costs are grossly estimated. |
| May 2009 | Flood | Ewing | - | Extensive agricultural flooding occurred along the East Fork White River in/near Rockford, Indiana. The river crested 5.8 feet above flood stage on May 16th at a reading of 17.8 feet. For comparison, a river reading of 17.0 feet is fairly frequent and floods many local and state roads; and with a reading of 18.0 feet extensive flooding occurs with more than 50% of Jackson County underwater. Damage costs are grossly estimated. |
| October 2016 | Hail | Ewing | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brownstown | 0.8 miles | 13 | |
| Vallonia | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Shields | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| New Elizabethtown | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Wegan | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Surprise | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Acme | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Freetown | 7.3 miles | 16 |
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 Ewing | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q18354381 | 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 434273. 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.