BlockLeisure, Indiana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Duck Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46036. The Survey maps it on the Elwood quadrangle. It stands 869 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 11 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.
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Elwood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
In the county-history sources
348 words on this townshipHistory of Madison County, Indiana, from 1820 to 1874 : Giving a General Review of Principal Events, Statistical and Historical Items, Derived from Official Sources, published 1874 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Duck Creek Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Duck Creek Township - 348 words.
Storms near this place
4 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leisure in 4 storm reports between 2002 and 2021: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2008 | Flood | Leisure | $9,000 | Flooding occurred throughout portions of Madison County due to heavy rain. Roadways across Alexandria were closed in many parts of the area. Five streets were at least partially closed within the city. Washington and John streets along Indiana 9 were among those streets partially closed and flood waters threatened area businesses. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leisure | $5,000 | Several trees and power poles down by thunderstorm wind gusts across northern parts of Madison County. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leisure | $1,500 | Power lines were downed on County Road 500 North between County Roads 800 West and 900 West. |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Leisure | $1,000 | Trees down and snapped off. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| College Corner | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Elwood | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| South Elwood | 7.0 miles | 11 | |
| Dundee | 7.8 miles | 11 | |
| Orestes | 8.9 miles | 12 | |
| Frankton | 10.3 miles | 11 | |
| Summitville | 10.7 miles | 12 | |
| Gimco City | 11.2 miles | 12 |
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 Leisure | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6520272 | 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 437764. 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.
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.