Natchez, Indiana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Halbert Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47581. The Survey maps it on the Hillham quadrangle. It stands 505 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1951 USGS Hillham quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Hillham quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Hillham quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
17 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Natchez between 2001 and 2020, burning about 104 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 April 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Hoosier National Forest | ROLAND FIRE |
| 2 April 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | ROLAND POWER FIRE |
| 12 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Hoosier National Forest | STEVENS SAWMILL |
| 24 March 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | WEST BADEN RESTART |
| 24 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Hoosier National Forest | SCARLET |
| 20 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | WINDOM |
| 17 March 2005 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | STEVENS FIRE |
| 14 March 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | MILL ROAD |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 89 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 89 workings within 5 miles of Natchez: 64 occurrences, 17 prospects, 6 producers, 2 unknowns. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Gypsum-Anhydrite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| National Gypsum Co. Shoals Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | 1951, 1955 | |
| Shoals Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Shoals Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| U.S. Gypsum Co. Shoals Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | 1951, 1955 | |
| United States Gypsum Company | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| United States Gypsum Company | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Opening No. 11 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Opening No. 12 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Opening No. 12 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Opening No. 13 | Iron | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Natchez in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2017: 2 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 1 death and 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Flood | Natchez | 1 killed, $10,000 | An elderly man drowned after driving into floodwaters while he was on his way to a doctor's appointment. The 85 year old male was pulled from a flooded area near the Lost River. His body was found about 70 feet away from his car in four and a half feet of water. His death was ruled an accidental drowning. Flooding continued until around April 2nd. The flood death occurred late in the morning on March 31st. Flood times are approximate. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Natchez | 1 hurt, $16,000 | A large tree was downed onto a home due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. One person sustained non-life threatening injuries. |
| April 2008 | Flood | Natchez | - | An elderly man drowned after driving into floodwaters while he was on his way to a doctor's appointment. The 85 year old male was pulled from a flooded area near the Lost River. His body was found about 70 feet away from his car in four and a half feet of water. His death was ruled an accidental drowning. The direct fatality occurred late in the morning on March 31st. Property damage was estimated around ten thousand dollars. The flooding began on March 20th at 1700. Flood times are approximate. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lacy | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Ironton | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Rusk | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Pleasant Valley | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Willow Valley | 5.3 miles | 18 | |
| Shoals | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Windom | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Yenne | 6.5 miles | 12 |
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 Natchez | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6968552 | 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 439945. 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.







