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Hindostan Falls, Indiana

12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Center Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47581. It stands on Grove Brook. The Survey maps it on the Rusk quadrangle. It stands 459 feet above sea level.

Hindostan Falls within Martin County

Topographic sheets covering this place

8 surveys from 12 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

5 since 2001

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Hindostan Falls between 2001 and 2020, burning about 29 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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
Debris and open burning3
Smoking1
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
8 March 2020Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.6 acresHoosier National ForestDAVIS SCHOOL ROAD
20 March 2014Debris and open burning1.0 acresHoosier National ForestWINDOM
11 March 2001Smoking17 acresHoosier National ForestWEST BADEN POND
10 March 2001Debris and open burning5.0 acresHoosier National ForestWEST BADEN TRASH
10 March 2001Debris and open burning2.0 acresHoosier National ForestWAGGONER CHAPEL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Martin County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 49 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 49 workings within 5 miles of Hindostan Falls: 30 occurrences, 15 prospects, 2 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Clay, Silica. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
General Refractories QuarrySilicaPast Producer
Mineral Resources PitClayProducer
Opening No. 11IronOccurrence
Opening No. 12IronOccurrence
Opening No. 12IronProspect
Opening No. 13IronOccurrence
Opening No. 13IronProspect
Opening No. 17IronOccurrence
Opening No. 17IronProspect
Opening No. 18IronOccurrence

Every working recorded in Martin County

Storms near this place

3 since 2023

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hindostan Falls in 3 storm reports between 2023 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 2023Tornado (EF2)Hindostan Falls1 killed, 1 hurt, $1,150,000A supercell thunderstorm spawned this fourth and final tornado of the day, which tracked in an overall east-southeastern direction across primarily far southern Martin County, before entering northeastern Dubois County for its final 1 mile. The tornado's intensity varied from EF0/EF1 damage along its first 3 miles, to EF1/EF2 impacts amid its middle 3.5 miles, with a slight weakening to EF1 damage seen after leaving Martin County. The tornado also turned to a more southeasterly track for a 2 mile segment within its most intense portion.||The tornado touched down on elevated ground about 250 feet west of Haw Creek Road (just northeast of straight line wind damage that occurred further southwest along the road), causing EF1 damage to a home, ripping off the roof while destroying the 2-car garage. The tornado then crossed the East Fork White River and surrounding lowlands before producing EF1 damage to numerous trees along Jackman Hill Road. The circulation strengthened to EF2 intensity as it crossed the Lost River, snapping scores of hardwood trees. EF2 damage was also inflicted to a home along Windom Road between River Road and Ridge Road, collapsing all but one exterior wall; winds associated with the tornado lifted the structure from under the elevated patio's decking with some 2x4's sticking vertically upwards, which caused the eventual collapse of the structure; one fatality and one serious injury were reported at this home.||The tornado turned southeasterly upon crossing Windom Road before producing widespread tree damage along Blue Creek Lane where multiple trunks were snapped and uprooted. The tornado continued towards Simmons Creek Road producing widespread tree damage over elevated terrain just north of the road. Damage was also reported to a structure north of Simmons Creek Road. The tornado then turned back to an east-southeasterly heading, yet began to weaken as it paralleled Simmons Creek. The tornado crossed into Dubois County near Butler Bridge Road.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindHindostan Falls$200,000Thunderstorm straight line winds followed approximately 800 to 1700 feet southwest of the center line track of the corresponding EF2 tornado from its start location (where estimated 77 mph winds collapsed a farm outbuilding on Haw Creek Road) to at least as far as the Shoals 8 S COOP station (where 3 trees were downed around the house with several more downed to the east of Windom Road). Fifteen power poles were reported broken from the storm's winds along Windom Road with lines on the ground.
April 2025Thunderstorm WindHindostan Falls$2,000A tree was downed by thunderstorm wind gusts near Hindostan.

Every storm recorded in Martin County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Pleasant Valley2.7 miles15
Mount Pleasant2.9 miles13
Whitfield3.3 miles12
Lacy4.0 miles15
Shoals4.3 miles15
Scenic Hill4.4 miles13
Windom4.5 miles12
Shoals Overlook4.5 miles15

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 Hindostan FallsAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q14688425The 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 451046. 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.