BlockHomestead, Indiana
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Lawrenceburg Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47025. It lies near College Hill. The Survey maps it on the Lawrenceburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1915 USGS Lawrenceburg quadrangle1:48000
- 1928 USGS Lawrenceburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1932 USGS Lawrenceburg quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Lawrenceburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Lawrenceburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
In the county-history sources
13,960 words on this townshipHistory of Dearborn County Indiana, published 1915 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Lawrenceburg Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Lawrenceburg Township - 13,960 words.
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 Homestead: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D & M Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Petersburg Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Queen City Gravel Pit Number 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
9 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Homestead in 9 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 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 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homestead | $50,000 | Three semi trucks were overturned on Interstate 275 due to thunderstorm winds. A large highway sign was also bent over and multiple trees were snapped along the highway. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Homestead | $20,000 | A business sustained roof damage. |
| March 2017 | Flash Flood | Homestead | $10,000 | Water was reported flowing across numerous roadways across eastern Dearborn County, causing some buckling of a few roadways. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Homestead | $8,000 | Numerous roads were flooded. Eight roads across the southern and eastern portions of the county were closed due to high water. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Homestead | - | A road was closed due to high water. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Homestead | - | U.S 50 at Oberting Road was closed due to high water. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Homestead | - | Route 50 was closed at Highway 1 due to high water. |
| May 2019 | Hail | Homestead | - | no account filed |
| October 2014 | Hail | Homestead | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardinsburg | 0.3 miles | 16 | |
| Lawrenceburg Junction | 0.7 miles | 20 | |
| Greendale | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Oldtown | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Lawrenceburg | 2.3 miles | 16 | |
| Hidden Valley | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Guilford | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Kirschs Corner | 4.5 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 436375. 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.