BlockKinder, Indiana
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1992. It stands in White River Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46106. It stands on Kinder Run. The Survey maps it on the Bargersville quadrangle. It stands 794 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1952 USGS Bargersville quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Bargersville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Bargersville quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
25,754 words on this townshipA Historical Sketch of Johnson County, Indiana, published 1881; History of Johnson County, Indiana : from the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Together with a Short History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the State of Indiana, published 1888 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on White River Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on White River Township - 25,754 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Kinder: 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Aggregates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hill #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hoosier Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Port Royal Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Waverly Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kinder in 4 storm reports between 2015 and 2026: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2020 | Lightning | Kinder | 2 hurt | Two non-life threatening injuries after lightning struck an asphalt roller. The driver and a nearby worker were checked out by first responders and released. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinder | $20,000 | A barn was damaged and several trees were downed along Whiteland Road due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. A likely microburst was reported by BAM WX. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kinder | $1,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed a three inch tree limb. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Kinder | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Mar | 0.4 miles | 16 | |
| Waterloo | 1.3 miles | 16 | |
| Bluff Creek | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Woodland Stream | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Cedar Hills | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Pennington Estates | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Waters Edge | 2.0 miles | 16 | |
| Golden Grove | 2.1 miles | 16 |
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 Kinder | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6410548 | 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 437313. 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.