BlockHindustan, Indiana
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47408. It lies near Persimmon Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Hindustan quadrangle. It stands 853 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 21 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.
- 1942 USGS Franklin quadrangle1:125000
- 1948 USGS Hindustan quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Hindustan quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Bloomington quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1998 USGS Hindustan quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
2,772 words on this township1884 History of Monroe County Indiana, published 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Washington Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Washington Township - 2,772 words.
Storms near this place
5 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hindustan in 5 storm reports between 2001 and 2023: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hindustan | $10,000 | Large trees were snapped and uprooted due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hindustan | $4,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a few trees across northern Monroe County. |
| April 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hindustan | - | Trees were reported down due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Hindustan | - | no account filed |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hindustan | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayport | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Fleener | 4.1 miles | 21 | |
| Modesto | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Dolan | 4.8 miles | 21 | |
| Unionville | 6.5 miles | 21 | |
| New Unionville | 6.8 miles | 21 | |
| Marlin Hills | 6.9 miles | 25 | |
| Lancaster Park | 7.9 miles | 25 |
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 Hindustan | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5766772 | 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 436233. 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.
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.