BlockLena, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1986. It lies in ZIP code area 47837. It stands on Calcutta Run. The Survey maps it on the Brazil East quadrangle. It stands 689 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1950 USGS Brazil East quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Brazil East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Lena: 5 producers, 3 past producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory), Coal, Clay, Coal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardonia Pit | Clay, Coal | Past Producer | ||
| Indiana Clay Sales Pit | Coal, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| S. L. Turner Coal & Clay Pit | Clay, Coal | Producer | ||
| Arketex Ceramic Plants #'s 3 & 4 | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Irwin Clay Plant | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| C & F Shale Pit 2 | Clay | Producer | ||
| E and E Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| S.L. Turner Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lena in 1 storm report in 2009: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2009 | Hail | Lena | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Smockville | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Superior | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Diamond | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Bridgeton | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Alma Lake | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Snow Hill | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Walton (historical) | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Mansfield | 4.9 miles | 16 |
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 Lena | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6522046 | 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 437775. 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.