BlockFarlen, Indiana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Madison Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47562. The Survey maps it on the Odon quadrangle. It stands 623 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1950 USGS Odon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Odon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
9,387 words on this townshipHistory of Knox and Daviess County, Indiana : from the Earliest Time to the Present; with Biographical Sketches, Reminiscences, Notes, Etc. ; Together with an Extended History of the Colonial Days of Vincennes, and Its Progress Down to the Formation of the State Government, published 1886 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Madison Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Madison Township - 9,387 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 Farlen: 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Prospect |
Storms near this place
5 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Farlen in 5 storm reports between 2014 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farlen | $2,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed multiple trees. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farlen | $1,000 | Twelve inch diameter tree limbs were blown down from thunderstorm winds. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Farlen | $1,000 | Creeks and ditches were overflowing due to thunderstorm heavy rainfall. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Farlen | - | A 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured by the public. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Farlen | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts were also estimated at 50 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Odon | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Raglesville | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Epsom | 8.7 miles | 14 | |
| Elnora | 8.9 miles | 14 | |
| Cornettsville | 11.9 miles | 14 | |
| Plainville | 12.5 miles | 14 | |
| Cannelburg | 13.1 miles | 13 | |
| Montgomery | 14.5 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 Farlen | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5435409 | 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 434389. 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.