BlockKings Store, Indiana
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Harrison Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47112. The Survey maps it on the Corydon East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 21 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.
- 1931 USGS Corydon quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1948 USGS Corydon East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Corydon quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Corydon East quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1986 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Kings Store: 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Fluorine-Fluorite, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mathes Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Fluorite Occurrence | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | Fluorite | |
| Corydon Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Harrison Co. Hwy. Dept. | Stone | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kings Store in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kings Store | - | Trees and power lines were down along State Road 62. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kings Store | - | Broadcast media relayed a report of trees down in the area due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2008 | Hail | Kings Store | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 1.8 miles | 21 | |
| Harrison Grange (historical) | 2.3 miles | 21 | |
| New Middletown | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| Hillcrest | 3.0 miles | 21 | |
| Corydon | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| Lanesville | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Crandall | 5.8 miles | 13 | |
| Seven Springs | 6.2 miles | 19 |
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 Q122595349 | 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 452238. 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.