BlockMidland, Indiana
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Wright Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47438. The Survey maps it on the Linton quadrangle. It stands 656 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1940 USGS Linton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Linton quadrangle1:24000, 3 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
- 1963 USGS Linton quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Terre Haute quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
46 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 46 fires within 5 miles of Midland between 2001 and 2008, burning about 116 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 22 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 29 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 21 September 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 6 August 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 30 August 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 6 July 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 25 July 2002 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 27 June 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 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
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Midland: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Water, Free. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Coal Iii Underclay | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Coal Iii Underclay | Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Water, Free | Past Producer | 1967 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Midland Junction | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| Vicksburg | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Gilmour | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Jasonville | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Antioch | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Redcuff Corner | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Lone Tree | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Hoosier | 3.8 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.
| Wikipedia article on Midland | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6842293 | 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 439120. 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.