BlockMilners Corner, Indiana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Green Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46140. The Survey maps it on the Pendleton quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Pendleton quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Pendleton quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS New Castle quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
40,860 words on this townshipHistory of Hancock County, Indiana; Its People, Industries and Institutions, published 1916 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Green Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Green Township - 40,860 words.
Fires near this place
2 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Milners Corner in 2004, burning about 1 acre in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 April 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Indiana State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 29 April 2004 | Equipment and vehicle use | 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
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Milners Corner: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reeves Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nashville | 1.9 miles | 9 | |
| Willow Branch | 2.8 miles | 9 | |
| Warrington | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Pleasant Hill | 3.5 miles | 8 | |
| Eden | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Wilkinson | 4.9 miles | 8 | |
| Cooper Corner | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Maxwell | 5.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 449697. 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.