BlockJohnstown, 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 47512. The Survey maps it on the Bicknell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Bicknell quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Bicknell quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
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 Johnstown: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Apex Intrnat Alloys/ Bicknell, Ind | Aluminum | Unknown |
Storms near this place
9 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Johnstown in 9 storm reports between 2010 and 2024: 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed tree limbs and power lines in the Bicknell South Side Park. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | $4,000 | Trees blown down by thunderstorm wind gusts in Bicknell and Edwardsport and on Transformer Road. Also a tree caught on fire from lightning but burned out on its own. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | $1,250 | Tree limbs and tops of trees were damaged due to strong thunderstorm wind gusts. Also, one small tree was downed. There was damage to a fence and lawn furniture was blown off a porch. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | $1,000 | A tree was blown down by thunderstorm winds near the intersection 3rd street and Alexander street. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | $1,000 | A ten inch diameter, live tree was downed near the intersection of 9th and Alexander Streets due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | $1,000 | A large tree was downed on West 6th Street due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| October 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | $1,000 | Some utility lines were downed on East Clark Road outside Bruceville due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnstown | $1,000 | A large tree was reported down on West 3rd Street due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| May 2010 | Flash Flood | Johnstown | $1,000 | Water was reported to be running over the road near a small stream just west of Alexander Street in Bicknell. The city street department reported other streets in Bicknell flooded as well. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bicknell | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Ragsdale | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Indian Creek Settlement | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Bruceville | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Edwardsport | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Freelandville | 7.0 miles | 14 | |
| Wheatland | 7.0 miles | 14 | |
| Emison | 7.7 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 437070. 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.