BlockLynhurst, Indiana
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Wayne Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46241. It stands on Mickley Run. The Survey maps it on the Indianapolis West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1948 USGS Indianapolis West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Indianapolis West quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Indianapolis West quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1986 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Indianapolis West quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
12,230 words on this townshipHistory of Indianapolis and Marion 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 Wayne Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Wayne Township - 12,230 words.
Fires near this place
1 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Lynhurst in 2007, burning under an acre in total. None started naturally. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Lynhurst: 4 past producers, 4 producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mallory Metallurgical/ Indianapolis | Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Indianapolis 522 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Kentucky Ave Mine & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ace Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Eagle Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Kentucky Avenue Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ok Sand & Gravel Co., Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Shannon Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Standard Materials Corp S&G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lynhurst in 3 storm reports between 2012 and 2026: 1 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lynhurst | 1 hurt, $75,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees with multiple trees on trailer homes in Garden City area along US Highway 36 and one person injured. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Lynhurst | $8,000 | A car was half submerged in flood water underneath an overpass on Washington Street near Tibbs Avenue due to heavy thunderstorm rainfall. |
| September 2012 | Hail | Lynhurst | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mickleyville | 1.1 miles | 17 | |
| Fairview Station | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| Drexel Gardens | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Ben Davis | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Keystone Manor | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Chapel Hill | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Sterling Heights | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Mount Jackson | 2.2 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 438429. 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.
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.