BlockLamb, Indiana
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Craig Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47043. It stands on Green Valley Creek. The Survey maps it on the Carrollton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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 Brooksburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Carrollton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Carrollton quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
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 Lamb: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lamb in 1 storm report in 2022: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lamb | $1,000 | A tree was downed along State Route 56 near Lamb Drive. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Braytown | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Five Points | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Long Run | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Vevay | 7.5 miles | 11 | |
| Moorefield | 7.9 miles | 10 | |
| Mount Sterling | 9.4 miles | 12 | |
| Bennington | 11.8 miles | 10 | |
| Jacksonville | 12.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 437571. 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.