BlockLimedale, Indiana
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Greencastle Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46135. The Survey maps it on the Reelsville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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.
- 1952 USGS Reelsville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Reelsville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
9,283 words on this townshipBiographical and Historical Record of Putnam County, Indiana .., published 1887; Weik's History of Putnam County, Indiana, published 1910 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Greencastle Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Greencastle Township - 9,283 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Limedale: 4 producers, 1 plant, 1 past producer. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fire Clay (Refractory), Clay, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana State Farm Plant | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Lone Star Greencastle Qy/Cement Plt | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay | Producer | ||
| Putnam Co. Hwy. Dept. | Stone | Producer | ||
| Greencastle Pulverizing Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Greencastle Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lone Star Greencastle Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Limedale in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2016: 1 lightning, 1 flood, 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | Lightning | Limedale | $5,000 | Firefighters responded to a house on fire on Sunset Drive that is believed to be a result of lightning damage. Damage appeared to be primarily confined to the inside of the home. Smoke could be seen coming out of the eaves of the home. Amount of damage is unknown. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Limedale | $500 | Water, of unknown depth, was reported over West Walnut Street, west of Greencastle due to heavy thunderstorm rainfall. |
| April 2013 | Flood | Limedale | $500 | Water from fields were covering numerous roads due to thunderstorm heavy rainfall. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Ridge | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Greencastle | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Westland | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Putnamville | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Edgewood Lake | 4.5 miles | 14 | |
| Manhattan | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Jenkinsville | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| Reelsville | 6.3 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 437898. 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.