BlockFleming, Indiana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Redding Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47274. The Survey maps it on the Chestnut Ridge quadrangle. It stands 584 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 8 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 Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Chestnut Ridge quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Fleming between 1999 and 2019, burning about 40 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 September 2019 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge | VAN FIRE |
| 17 May 2001 | Natural | under an acre | Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge | ENDICOTT |
| 1 November 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 40 acres | Muscatatuck National Wildlife Refuge | ABC |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Fleming: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hayden Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fleming in 8 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fleming | $15,000 | Trees blocked Interstate 65 for a period, with several falling on cars and a semi-truck. This damage was caused by damaging straight line wind gusts. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fleming | $10,000 | Multiple trees downed by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fleming | $2,000 | Strong thunderstorm winds damaged at least one home and knocked down six trees or tops of trees around the Big Horn Lane and Mutton Creek Drive area. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Fleming | $1,500 | U.S. Highway 31 flooded under a railroad trestle and other roads were flooded as well, due to heavy thunderstorm rainfall. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fleming | $1,000 | A 6 to 8 inch tree limb was snapped by thunderstorm wind gusts over County Road 800N. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Fleming | $1,000 | Dispatch reported flash flooding near the intersection of US Highways 50 and 31. Water was flowing rapidly over the road. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Fleming | - | Thunderstorm hail as large as quarters near Seymour. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Fleming | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conologue | 0.4 miles | 8 | |
| Kriete Corner | 4.1 miles | 8 | |
| Reddington | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Seymour | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Rockford | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| New Farmington | 4.6 miles | 8 | |
| Newry | 4.8 miles | 8 | |
| Sunset Parkway | 5.3 miles | 10 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q5458553 | 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 434582. 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.