BlockIlene, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47443. The Survey maps it on the Lyons quadrangle. It stands 482 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1943 USGS Lyons quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Lyons quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Lyons quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
578 words on this townshipEarly History of Greene County, Indiana ..., published 1875 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 - 578 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Ilene: 4 occurrences, 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Water, Free. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mize Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Upper Block Coal Underclay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Upper Block Coal Underclay | Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Water, Free | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ilene in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 3 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2008 | Flood | Ilene | $10,000 | Excessive rainfall along the White River caused flooding in Greene county, including near Newberry. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ilene | $3,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed trees on both South County Road 800 West and County Road 625 South immediately west of 800 West. |
| February 2009 | Flood | Ilene | - | Flooding occurred along the White River in Greene County, including in and near Newberry, due to heavy rain. It extensively affected agricultural land and some county roads. |
| May 2009 | Flood | Ilene | - | Extensive flooding of agricultural lands occurred along the White River in/near Newberry, Indiana. The river crested 7.3 feet above flood stage on May 17th at a reading of 20.3 feet. Some county and state roads are typically affected at this height....river cabins are surrounded by water. Damage costs are grossly estimated. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beehunter | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Marco | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Bushrod | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Lyons | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Sponsler | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Newberry | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Island City | 5.3 miles | 19 | |
| Stalcup Corner | 6.4 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.
| Wikidata item Q14688439 | 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 436707. 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.