Hindostan, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Northwest Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47469. It lies near Luke Knob. The Survey maps it on the Georgia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1949 USGS Georgia quadrangle1:24000
- 1951 USGS Georgia quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Georgia quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Georgia quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
22 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Hindostan between 2001 and 2019, burning about 127 acres in total. 1 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 burning | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 August 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | TUCKER LAKE |
| 3 July 2012 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | OLD HOME PLACE |
| 25 July 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | GEORGIA TOWER |
| 16 May 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | SHIRLEY CREEK |
| 2 April 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | ROLAND POWER FIRE |
| 1 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | TOLBERT FIRE |
| 7 March 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | BONDS |
| 30 March 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | SUGAR RIDGE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Hindostan: 7 occurrences, 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Flagstone, Aluminum, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Sphalerite Occurrence Z81 | Zinc, Sulfur | Occurrence | Sphalerite | |
| Edwards Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Hopper Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Wilson Halloysite Deposit | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Wilson Halloysite Deposit | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Opening | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Opening | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonds | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Scarlet | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Orangeville | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Prospect | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Roland | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| West Baden Springs | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Abydel | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Turleys | 7.9 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 451043. 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.








