BlockParis Crossing, Indiana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Montgomery Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47270. It stands on Davis Branch. The Survey maps it on the Deputy quadrangle. It stands 623 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1956 USGS Deputy quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Deputy quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
Storms near this place
3 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Paris Crossing in 3 storm reports between 1999 and 2002: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. The reports record 3 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris Crossing | 3 hurt, $50,000 | Wind gusts estimated at between 100 and 120 miles an hour rolled a mobile home, leveled 2 barns and damaged a roof off a home. A family of 3 all received minor injuries as their mobile home was rolled. The injuries were all lacerations. A National Weather Service survey ruled downburst winds the culprit. |
| April 2002 | Flash Flood | Paris Crossing | - | no account filed |
| January 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paris Crossing | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paris | 0.8 miles | 9 | |
| Hilltown | 0.9 miles | 9 | |
| Commiskey | 2.1 miles | 9 | |
| Lovett | 5.7 miles | 8 | |
| Staples Ford | 8.1 miles | 8 | |
| Walnut Ridge | 8.2 miles | 10 | |
| Four Corners | 9.9 miles | 8 | |
| Grayford | 10.0 miles | 10 |
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 Paris Crossing | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7137277 | 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 440866. 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.