BlockPelzer, Indiana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Boon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47601. The Survey maps it on the Yankeetown quadrangle.
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.
- 1905 USGS Newburg quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Yankeetown quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Yankeetown quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
94 words on this townshipWarrick and Its Prominent People : a History of Warrick County, Indiana, from the Time of Its Organization and Settlement, with Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent People of the Past and Present, published 1881 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Boon Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Boon Township - 94 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Pelzer: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Warrick Co. Hwy. Dept. | Stone | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pelzer in 1 storm report in 2024: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pelzer | $20,000 | As a surge in the line moved through, several trees were uprooted and snapped. Further east a greenhouse was knocked down with a measured wind gust of 56 mph. The estimated wind gust is based on the western tree damage. This line is approximately a half mile south of the surveyed microburst path and may be an extension of it. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Hope | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Bullocktown | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Red Bush | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Dayville | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Boonville | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Ash Iron Springs | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Yankeetown | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Rolling Acres | 5.4 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 440986. 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.