BlockMilligan, Indiana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Greene Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47872. The Survey maps it on the Bellmore quadrangle. It stands 794 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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 Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Bellmore quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Milligan between 2002 and 2005, burning about 2 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 August 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 14 March 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 13 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 1 December 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 7 November 2004 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 17 October 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 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 Milligan: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Russellville Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Russellville Stone Co. With Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Milligan in 1 storm report in 2024: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milligan | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed several trees across northeastern Parke County. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkeville | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Guion | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Pin Hook | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Byron | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Judson | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Bethany | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Hollandsburg | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Banner Mills | 6.9 miles | 14 |
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 Milligan | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6859613 | 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 439238. 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.