BlockGadsden, Indiana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Zionsville town. It lies in ZIP code area 46052. The Survey maps it on the Rosston quadrangle. It stands 948 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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 Danville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Rosston quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Rosston quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Lafayette quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
37,254 words on this townshipEarly Life and Times in Boone County Indiana, published 1861; History of Boone County, Indiana : With Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Old Families, published 1914 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Zionsville Town covers the township.
Read the chapter on Zionsville Town - 37,254 words.
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 Gadsden: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Routh Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gadsden in 6 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Flash Flood | Gadsden | $20,000 | Several reports of flooded roads with water impacting both US 52 and Interstate 65 in northern Boone County. Total rainfall was as high as 4.2 inches. |
| November 2013 | Tornado (EF1) | Gadsden | $10,000 | At 1546EST, this EF-1 tornado touched down 5 miles northeast of Lebanon. The tornado was on the ground northeast of Lebanon, from near County Road 500 East and 300 South, ending just west of US Route 421 just north of the intersection with County Road 400 North at 1550EST. Mainly tree damage occurred. |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gadsden | $1,000 | A large tree was reported down, due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts, across the road near the intersection of County Roads 400 E and 100 N. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gadsden | $1,000 | A six foot diameter tree was reported down near the intersection of County Roads 400 E and 100 N due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gadsden | $500 | A two and a half foot diameter tree limb was downed in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gadsden | $250 | A two foot diameter tree limb was reported down along County Road 400 E between County Roads 200 N and 100 N. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosston | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Waugh | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Whitestown | 3.5 miles | 18 | |
| Dale | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Northfield | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Allens Acres | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Big Springs | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Elizaville | 5.7 miles | 9 |
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 Gadsden | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5516443 | 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 434912. 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.