BlockNorton, Indiana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1994. It lies in ZIP code area 47432. The Survey maps it on the Cuzco quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Cuzco quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Cuzco quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Jasper quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Norton between 2000 and 2019, burning about 38 acres 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 12 acres | Hoosier National Forest | SPURGEON |
| 8 July 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | 56 S CURVE |
| 27 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | CASINO |
| 28 March 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | GOLF BALL |
| 10 March 2001 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | COUNTY LINE |
| 29 February 2004 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | FRENCH LICK |
| 28 February 2004 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | TWO DOG |
| 21 February 2001 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | POWELL VALLEY FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| French Lick | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| West Baden Springs | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Prospect | 6.8 miles | 15 | |
| Roland | 7.0 miles | 13 | |
| Greenbrier | 7.1 miles | 15 | |
| Abydel | 8.3 miles | 15 | |
| Newton Stewart | 8.8 miles | 15 | |
| Youngs Creek | 10.0 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 451284. 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.