BlockPierceville, Indiana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Franklin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47031. The Survey maps it on the Pierceville quadrangle. It stands 1,014 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1946 USGS Pierceville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Pierceville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Greensburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
4 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pierceville in 4 storm reports between 2017 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pierceville | $3,000 | A few trees were downed. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pierceville | $1,000 | A tree was downed, partially onto State Route 350, one mile east of State Route 129. |
| February 2022 | Flood | Pierceville | - | East County Road 300 N was closed due to high water. |
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | Pierceville | - | Water was reported flowing across County Road 300 N. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| Prattsburg | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Stringtown | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Old Milan | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Milan | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Laughery Switch | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Stumpke Corner | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Lookout | 4.5 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.
| Wikipedia article on Pierceville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7191850 | 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 441112. 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.