Huron, Indiana
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Spice Valley Township. The Survey maps it on the Huron quadrangle. It stands 548 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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 Huron quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Huron quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Huron quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Huron quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
Fires near this place
16 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Huron between 2001 and 2020, burning about 36 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were 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 | 7 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July 2001 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | GEORGIA TOWER |
| 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 |
| 24 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Hoosier National Forest | SCARLET |
| 22 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | 60 TRASH |
| 21 March 2016 | Smoking | 2.6 acres | Hoosier National Forest | KINGS RIDGE |
| 18 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | COZY FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 93 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 93 workings within 5 miles of Huron: 68 occurrences, 11 past producers, 9 prospects, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Aluminum, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Flagstone. 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 | ||
| Johnson Quarry | Flagstone | Producer | ||
| National Gypsum Co. Shoals Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | 1951, 1955 | |
| United States Gypsum Company | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| United States Gypsum Company | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| North Gardner Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| North Gardner Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Pennsylvania Salt Company Mine | Aluminum | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Huron in 4 storm reports between 2007 and 2020: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huron | $3,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a tree that knocked down a power line. US 50 was closed for 3 hours before the line and tree could be removed. |
| October 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huron | - | An estimated 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust was observed in this location. The report was received via social media. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Huron | - | Trees were reported down near Huron on highway 50 due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
| May 2007 | Flash Flood | Huron | - | Rainfall up to 4 inches in two hours flooded local roads south of Huron. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Moorestown | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Georgia | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Williams | 5.8 miles | 22 | |
| Bryantsville | 6.1 miles | 21 | |
| Hartleyville | 8.8 miles | 21 | |
| Silverville | 9.3 miles | 22 | |
| Coxton | 9.4 miles | 21 | |
| Redding | 9.5 miles | 21 |
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 Huron | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14688437 | 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 451074. 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.








