Needmore, Indiana
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Marshall Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47421. It stands on Gulletts Creek. The Survey maps it on the Oolitic quadrangle. It stands 673 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 22 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.
- 1935 USGS Oolitic quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1935 USGS Oolitic quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Oolitic quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Oolitic quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Oolitic quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
7 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Needmore between 2002 and 2018, burning about 17 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 | 5 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | CHAPEL HILL SOUTH |
| 21 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | THE WOODS |
| 11 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | VALLEY MISSION |
| 31 March 2014 | Other causes | 3.5 acres | Hoosier National Forest | KENTUCKY HOLLOW |
| 17 March 2005 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | MAPLE RIDGE FIRE |
| 18 February 2002 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | BRIARWOOD |
| 12 November 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | COVEYVILLE FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 21 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 21 workings within 5 miles of Needmore: 10 producers, 9 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 10 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Co. Hwy. Dept. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Fluorite Occurrence | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | Fluorite | |
| Baalbeck Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Number 3 Needmore Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Bedford Ground Limestone Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bedford Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Sieboldt Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dark Hollow Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Dickenson Plant | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Diehl Hollow Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Needmore in 3 storm reports between 2002 and 2013: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2009 | Lightning | Needmore | $15,000 | The Bedford Daily Times Mail reported that thunderstorm lightning sparked a house fire on Old Indiana 37 just north of Oolitic. Some electrical damage was noted in the home. The time and location of this event are estimated. |
| January 2013 | Flood | Needmore | $500 | Salt Creek was within six inches of running over Peerless Road due to heavy thunderstorm rainfall. Additionally, Clear Creek on either side of State Route 37 is at least four feet deep in fields. |
| November 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Needmore | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Avoca | 1.4 miles | 22 | |
| Peerless | 1.4 miles | 22 | |
| Logan | 1.6 miles | 22 | |
| Murdock | 1.7 miles | 22 | |
| Thornton | 1.7 miles | 22 | |
| Oolitic | 1.8 miles | 22 | |
| Patton Hill | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| East Oolitic | 2.2 miles | 22 |
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 Needmore | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6986662 | 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 451269. 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.









