BlockPaxton, Indiana
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Haddon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47838. It stands on Robbins Branch. The Survey maps it on the Sullivan quadrangle. It stands 522 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1943 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Terre Haute quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Paxton: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Castle Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sullivan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Paxton in 5 storm reports between 2002 and 2020: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 flash 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 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paxton | $70,000 | A barn was blown down along with some large trees. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Paxton | $2,000 | US 41 was closed between County Road 400S and 600S due to water flowing over the roads. Road was closed for several hours. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paxton | - | An estimated 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust was observed in this location. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Paxton | - | A 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust was reported in this location. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Paxton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carlisle | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| New Lebanon | 4.6 miles | 15 | |
| Sullivan | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Shiloh | 5.2 miles | 18 | |
| Stringtown | 5.3 miles | 18 | |
| Jericho | 5.6 miles | 18 | |
| Caledonia (historical) | 6.1 miles | 18 | |
| Scotchtown | 6.1 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 Paxton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14688728 | 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 449706. 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.
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.