BlockGrayford, Indiana
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Vernon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47265. It stands on Goose Run. The Survey maps it on the Vernon quadrangle. It stands 755 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Vernon quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
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 Grayford: 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Sulfur, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Vernon Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Sphalerite Occurrence Z74 | Zinc, Sulfur | Occurrence | Sphalerite |
Storms near this place
3 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grayford in 3 storm reports between 2006 and 2020: 3 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grayford | $10,000 | Trees were downed across central Jennings county by thunderstorm wind gusts with no specific location noted. Times ranged from 605 EDT to 635 EDT. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grayford | $1,000 | A tree was downed near State Route 7 and Grayford Road due to thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| December 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grayford | - | A tree was downed. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vernon | 2.4 miles | 10 | |
| Walnut Ridge | 2.8 miles | 10 | |
| North Vernon | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Oakdale | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| San Jacinto | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Lovett | 4.7 miles | 8 | |
| Butlerville | 5.9 miles | 10 | |
| Commiskey | 8.1 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 Grayford | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5598308 | 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 435371. 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.