BlockHarwood, Indiana
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Center Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47710. It stands on Pigeon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Evansville North quadrangle.
On record in Harwood
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Garvin Parklisted 1980 · 0.8 miles away
Hose House No. 12listed 1982 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1901 USGS Haubstadt quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Haubstadt quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1903 USGS Patoka quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville North quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Evansville North quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Princeton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
16,414 words on this townshipHistory of Vanderburgh County, Indiana, from Earliest Times to the Present; with Biographical Sketches, Reminiscences, Etc, published 1889 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Center Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Center Township - 16,414 words.
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 Harwood: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evansville Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Vanderburg Co. Hwy. Dept. | Stone | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harwood in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Harwood | $50,000 | Cars stalled out due to flash flooding in Southeast Evansville. Flooded roads included S Green River Rd and S Burkhardt Rd. Numerous measurements of more than 1 inch of rain in 20-25 minutes were reported in the area. Radar estimated 2-hour rainfall totals were 1-2 inches between 1800-2000CST. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Harwood | $15,000 | Several roads were closed due to rising water. Water rescues were performed when vehicles stalled in deep water. A valve failure caused sewer water to back into an elementary school. The 15-hour storm total was three inches at Angel Mounds, just southeast of Evansville. More than an inch of rain fell in less than 30 minutes in parts of Evansville. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Harwood | $3,000 | Numerous roads were flooded in and around Evansville, including major intersections and highways. Manhole covers were missing, producing hazardous driving conditions. A trained spotter reported rainfall of 1.5 inches in one hour. |
| July 2024 | Flash Flood | Harwood | - | Flash flooding developed in Evansville, including water over all four lanes of N. 1st Ave in multiple places. Roughly an inch of rain fell in under an hour in portions of Evansville. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Club Meadows | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Stringtown | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Kratzville | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Mechanicsville | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Evansville | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Highland | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Erskine Station | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Lakewood Hills | 3.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 435856. 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.