BlockLauer, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Tobin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47520. It stands on Adams Run. The Survey maps it on the Rome quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1934 USGS Cannelton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Rome quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1970 USGS Rome quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Tell City quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Rome quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
16 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Lauer between 1999 and 2014, burning about 386 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 was 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | BAILER FIRE |
| 1 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | WALTRIP |
| 16 April 2000 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | ROCKY |
| 12 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | SUPERFOOT'S NEIGHBOR |
| 18 March 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 14 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | TOBINSPORT |
| 11 March 2003 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | PIRTLE |
| 7 February 2001 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Hoosier National Forest | TOBINSPORT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Lauer: 2 prospects, 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Silica, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cloverport Roadcut | Silica | Prospect | ||
| Cloverport Sand Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cloverport Pit & Plant | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Roadcut Shale | Clay | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tobinsport | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Dodd | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Hardingrove | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Rome | 5.1 miles | 14 | |
| Cannelton | 7.9 miles | 17 | |
| Fenn Haven | 9.0 miles | 22 | |
| Gerald | 9.0 miles | 16 | |
| Lilly Dale | 9.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 451664. 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.