BlockFenns, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Shelby Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46176. The Survey maps it on the Lewis Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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 Lewis Creek quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Edinburg quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Lewis Creek quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Greensburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
What happened here
An account from the chapter on Shelby township. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.
Compaxy I, Eifty-First Regimext
Aldridge. James, killed at Stone River. Deceml.cr 31, 1862. Burr. Lewis R.. died at Louisville. January 7. 1862. Creviston. Aaron, died at Xashville. Maxxh 26. 1862. Chambers. James died at New Orleans, July 14. 1865. Ellington. Albert, died at Bardstown, December 28. 1861. German. Cliarles E.. died at Bardstown. December 29.
In the county-history sources
8,998 words on this townshipThe county-history sources names this settlement in its chapter on Shelby Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Shelby Township - it names this place 1 more 1 time.
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 Fenns: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby Co. Hwy. Dept. | Stone | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fenns in 5 storm reports between 2010 and 2014: 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fenns | $15,000 | Numerous structures sustained damage in and near this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. A couple garages, a barn, and some trees were damaged. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fenns | $10,000 | Some power poles were bent with large trees down due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. This occurred west of the town of Waldron. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fenns | $5,000 | Trees were downed and blocking a road in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fenns | $2,000 | A thunderstorm wind gust, estimated at 85 mph, was reported from this location. Power lines were also reported to be downed. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fenns | $1,000 | Power lines were downed near County Road 350 South and Columbus Road due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smithland | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Wilson Corner | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Riley Village | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Lantana Estate | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Lewis Creek | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Crestmoor | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Wellington Heights | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Shelbyville | 4.5 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 434448. 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.