BlockFlorida, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Lafayette Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46011. The Survey maps it on the Anderson North quadrangle. It stands 883 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Anderson North quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1986 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
In the county-history sources
469 words on this townshipHistory of Madison County, Indiana, from 1820 to 1874 : Giving a General Review of Principal Events, Statistical and Historical Items, Derived from Official Sources, published 1874 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Lafayette Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Lafayette Township - 469 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Florida: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander & Sons | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Anderson Pit-Abc Sand & Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Anderson Pit-Aggregates of Anderson | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Anderson Pit-Irving Materials, Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rose Hill Gravel Co., Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Florida in 6 storm reports between 2013 and 2025: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florida | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds damaged a roof and downed a large tree across County Road 400 West at 4813 North. |
| January 2013 | Flood | Florida | $500 | Several cars were stuck on flooded county roads, just north of Anderson, due to heavy thunderstorm rainfall. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Florida | - | A 79 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured at this location. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Florida | - | no account filed |
| March 2017 | Hail | Florida | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Florida | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prosperity | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| North Anderson | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Forest Hills | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Linwood | 2.8 miles | 14 | |
| Country Club Heights | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Grandview | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Woodlawn Heights | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| River Forest | 3.6 miles | 14 |
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 Florida | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5461155 | 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 434613. 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.