BlockMars Hill, Indiana
17 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 Seerley Creek. The Survey maps it on the Maywood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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 Maywood 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 Maywood quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Maywood quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Maywood 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.
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 Mars Hill: 3 producers, 2 past producers, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis 522 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Indianapolis Haveisen 510 Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Indianapolis Haveisen 510 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kentucky Avenue Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| R.L. Schutt Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Standard Materials Corp S&G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Mars Hill in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2015: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mars Hill | $7,000 | Several trees and limbs were downed near the intersection of Kentucky Avenue and Holt Road due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| April 2013 | Flood | Mars Hill | $1,000 | Flooding was reported in the Mars Hill area on the southwest side of Indianapolis due to thunderstorm heavy rainfall. This report was received via Facebook. |
| July 2015 | Hail | Mars Hill | - | no account filed |
| March 2011 | Hail | Mars Hill | - | no account filed |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Mars Hill | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maywood | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Drexel Gardens | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Fairview Station | 2.0 miles | 19 | |
| Mickleyville | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Lynhurst | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Ben Davis | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Sunshine Gardens | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Belmont | 2.7 miles | 19 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q33140971 | 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 438647. 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.