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Lancaster Park, Indiana

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Bloomington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47404. It stands on Griffy Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bloomington quadrangle.

Lancaster Park within Monroe County

On record in Lancaster Park

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register within a mile 1 record

The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 25 printed sheets

Matched 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.

In the county-history sources

13,530 words on this township

1884 History of Monroe County Indiana, published 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.

The chapter on Bloomington Township covers the township.

Read the chapter on Bloomington Township - 13,530 words.

Fires near this place

131 since 2003

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 131 fires within 5 miles of Lancaster Park between 2003 and 2008, burning about 60 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 21 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
Recreation and ceremony37
Debris and open burning35
Missing data/not specified/undetermined27
Arson/incendiarism21
Smoking5
Natural3
Equipment and vehicle use2
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreIndiana State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
6 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreIndiana State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
3 September 2007Recreation and ceremony1.0 acresIndiana State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
23 September 2004Debris and open burningunder an acreIndiana State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
18 September 2006Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIndiana State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
17 September 2004Debris and open burningunder an acreIndiana State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
14 September 2004Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreIndiana State Fire Marshal's Officenot named
1 September 2005Arson/incendiarismunder an acreIndiana State Fire Marshal's Officenot named

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Monroe County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 14 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 14 workings within 5 miles of Lancaster Park: 7 producers, 6 past producers, 1 plant. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone, Fire Clay (Refractory). Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bloomington LimestoneStoneProducer
Indiana Ceramic PlantFire Clay (Refractory)Plant
Bloomington QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Indiana Cal-Pro. IncStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Arlington Hills QuarryLimestone, DimensionProducer
Arlington MillLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Arlington QuarryLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Bennett MillLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Carl Furst QuarryLimestone, DimensionPast Producer
Ed Bennett QuarryLimestone, DimensionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Monroe County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Forest Park Heights1.5 miles25
Cascade1.8 miles25
Arlington1.9 miles25
Marlin Hills2.0 miles25
West Brook Downs2.2 miles25
Hunter Switch2.6 miles25
Bloomington3.6 miles25
Highland Village3.6 miles25

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 437595. 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.