Hogtown, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Whiskey Run Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47140. It stands on Brandywine Fork. The Survey maps it on the Milltown quadrangle. It stands 574 feet above sea level.
On record in Hogtown
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
William Proctor Houselisted 2013 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1948 USGS Milltown quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Milltown quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
5 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Hogtown between 2004 and 2012, burning about 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | MILLER |
| 19 March 2006 | Debris and open burning | 2.5 acres | Hoosier National Forest | HILLTOP FIRE |
| 27 February 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | OAK GROVE |
| 26 February 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | SHARK FIRE |
| 21 October 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | BIG BACON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Hogtown: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville Cement Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Marengo Mine & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Milltown Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hogtown in 3 storm reports between 2017 and 2026: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hogtown | $1,000 | A house had a window blown out on Ross Road. There was also tree damage in the area. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hogtown | - | There was tree damage along Liberty View Road, north of Milltown. |
| April 2017 | Flood | Hogtown | - | A trained spotter reported that both approaches to a small bridge on Hogtown Road were washed out. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marengo | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Milltown | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Temple | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Pilot Knob | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Curby | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Carefree | 7.6 miles | 14 | |
| English | 7.9 miles | 14 | |
| Switzer Crossroads | 8.1 miles | 14 |
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 Hogtown | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5877406 | 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 436299. 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.






