BlockMarion, Indiana
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Marion Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46176. The Survey maps it on the Shelbyville quadrangle. It stands 794 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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 Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Shelbyville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Shelbyville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS New Castle quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Marion: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indiana Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Shelby Gravel Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marion in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2019: 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $5,000 | There was damage to the roof of a pole barn due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $5,000 | Trees were downed in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| January 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | $1,500 | A power pole was broken in the area of County Road 400 East and 400 North due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| May 2009 | Flood | Marion | - | Lowland flooding occurred along the Big Blue River in and near Shelbyville, Indiana. The river crested 1.6 feet above flood stage at the Shelbyville river gauge on May 15th at a reading of 12.6 feet. Crop damage estimate is grossly estimated. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marion | - | A tree was reported down by thunderstorm winds and blocking Knightstown Road at County Road East 350 North. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knighthood Village | 1.1 miles | 11 | |
| Knighthood Grove | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Meiks | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Candleglo Village | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Rolling Ridge | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Hildebrand Village | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Beech Brook | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Brent Woods | 3.7 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 Marion | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22059067 | 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 438610. 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.