BlockPershing, Indiana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Rochester Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46975. The Survey maps it on the Pershing quadrangle. It stands 751 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Pershing quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Knox quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
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 Pershing: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cowles & Simpson Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pershing in 3 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pershing | $1,000 | Several large trees were reported to be down. |
| June 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pershing | - | Law enforcement officials reported a power line down onto a tree, causing sparking, on County Road 300 North, near Rochester. |
| October 2014 | Hail | Pershing | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leiters Ford | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Richland Center | 4.9 miles | 10 | |
| Bruce Lake Station | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| Rochester | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Delong | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Tiosa | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Kewanna | 7.3 miles | 10 | |
| Big Hill | 7.4 miles | 11 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q7170160 | 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 441039. 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.