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Milltown, Indiana

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Whiskey Run Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47145. It stands on Whiskey Run. The Survey maps it on the Milltown quadrangle.

Milltown within Crawford County

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

2 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Milltown between 2010 and 2017, burning about 77 acres 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/undetermined2

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
10 April 2017Missing data/not specified/undetermined76 acresHoosier National ForestJENNY HOLLOW
21 October 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresHoosier National ForestBIG BACON

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Crawford County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Milltown: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Louisville Cement Co QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Marengo Mine & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Milltown Rock QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer

Every working recorded in Crawford County

Storms near this place

18 since 1998

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Milltown in 18 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 flash flood, 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
August 2019Thunderstorm WindMilltown$10,000There was a tree down on a power pole on Speed Road.
August 2005Thunderstorm WindMilltown$5,000no account filed
May 2022Thunderstorm WindMilltown-Trees were down near Milltown.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindMilltown-Law enforcement reported trees down in the area.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindMilltown-Local law enforcement reported a few trees down in the area due to severe thunderstorm winds.
August 2012Thunderstorm WindMilltown-A spotter reported several large branches downed by estimated 60 mph winds.
April 2012HailMilltown-Golf ball sized hail fell in Milltown. A separate report of 1 inch hail was relayed by a spotter.
August 2011Thunderstorm WindMilltown-Local Emergency Management reported power lines downed along Speed Road in Milltown.
May 2010Funnel CloudMilltown-A Louisville TV meteorologist reported that while flying in the station's helicopter, he saw several funnel clouds in the four county area north of Milltown.
March 2008FloodMilltown-Flooding on the Blue River in Milltown closed some streets. Water was surrounding some homes.
March 2008Flash FloodMilltown-The Blue River was out its banks around Milltown. Several roads were under water.
March 2006Flash FloodMilltown-Several roads near Milltown were impassable due to high water.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindMilltown-Numerous trees were downed.
March 2025HailMilltown-no account filed
March 2025HailMilltown-no account filed
June 2009HailMilltown-no account filed
June 2009HailMilltown-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindMilltown-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Crawford 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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Hogtown2.5 miles14
Marengo4.0 miles14
Pilot Knob5.7 miles14
Curby6.6 miles14
Temple7.4 miles14
Carefree7.4 miles14
Wyandotte7.9 miles21
Magnolia8.9 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 439248. 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.