BlockJericho, Indiana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Ohio Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47137. The Survey maps it on the Beechwood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1950 USGS Alton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Beechwood quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Beechwood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Beechwood quadrangle1:24000
- 1994 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
19 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Jericho between 1999 and 2015, burning about 108 acres in total. 1 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 September 1999 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | REST AREA -WOODS |
| 29 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | LYNCH |
| 29 August 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | BARN |
| 16 August 2012 | Natural | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | 66 LIGHTNING |
| 15 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | RIDDLE |
| 11 June 2015 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | BIRDS CEMETERY |
| 1 April 2003 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | BEECHWOOD |
| 31 March 2003 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | ORCHARD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Jericho: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cape Sandy Quarry #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beechwood | 0.5 miles | 17 | |
| Deuchars | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Fredonia | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Sulphur Springs | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Sulphur | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Riddle | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Magnolia | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Artist Point | 3.9 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 451099. 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.