BlockNisbet, Indiana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Armstrong Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47639. The Survey maps it on the Cynthiana quadrangle. It stands 436 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1901 USGS Haubstadt quadrangle1:62500
- 1903 USGS Haubstadt quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1903 USGS Patoka quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Cynthiana quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Princeton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
4,236 words on this townshipHistory of Vanderburgh County, Indiana, from Earliest Times to the Present; with Biographical Sketches, Reminiscences, Etc, published 1889 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Armstrong Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Armstrong Township - 4,236 words.
Storms near this place
4 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nisbet in 4 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF2) | Nisbet | $100,000 | The tornado entered Vanderburgh County from Posey County and remained in Vanderburgh County for just a short time. Structures were destroyed at a small airfield. The tornado crossed Interstate 64 north of Nisbet into Gibson County. Peak winds were estimated near 125 mph. The average path width was 100 yards. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nisbet | $50,000 | Substantial tree damage occurred in northwest parts of the county. Trees were down on power lines, causing numerous power outages. |
| May 2011 | Flood | Nisbet | $30,000 | no account filed |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Nisbet | $5,000 | The roof was blown off of a building along Owensville Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Martin | 1.9 miles | 19 | |
| Armstrong | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Crossroads (historical) | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Saint Wendel | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Stacer | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Darmstadt | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Saint Joseph | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| Inglefield | 5.6 miles | 18 |
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 Nisbet | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7040183 | 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 440182. 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.
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.