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.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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 Milltown quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Milltown quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2010Regional 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/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 April 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 76 acres | Hoosier National Forest | JENNY HOLLOW |
| 21 October 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | BIG BACON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Louisville Cement Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Marengo Mine & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Milltown Rock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 1998Regional 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milltown | $10,000 | There was a tree down on a power pole on Speed Road. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milltown | $5,000 | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milltown | - | Trees were down near Milltown. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milltown | - | Law enforcement reported trees down in the area. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milltown | - | Local law enforcement reported a few trees down in the area due to severe thunderstorm winds. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milltown | - | A spotter reported several large branches downed by estimated 60 mph winds. |
| April 2012 | Hail | Milltown | - | Golf ball sized hail fell in Milltown. A separate report of 1 inch hail was relayed by a spotter. |
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milltown | - | Local Emergency Management reported power lines downed along Speed Road in Milltown. |
| May 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Milltown | - | 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 2008 | Flood | Milltown | - | Flooding on the Blue River in Milltown closed some streets. Water was surrounding some homes. |
| March 2008 | Flash Flood | Milltown | - | The Blue River was out its banks around Milltown. Several roads were under water. |
| March 2006 | Flash Flood | Milltown | - | Several roads near Milltown were impassable due to high water. |
| July 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milltown | - | Numerous trees were downed. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Milltown | - | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Hail | Milltown | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Milltown | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Milltown | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Milltown | - | 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.
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.






