Prospect, Indiana
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1993. It stands in French Lick Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47469. It stands on French Lick Creek. The Survey maps it on the French Lick quadrangle.
On record in Prospect
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 4 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
West Baden Springs HotelNational Historic Landmark · listed 1974 · 0.8 miles away
Oxford Hotellisted 2001 · 0.7 miles away
West Baden National Banklisted 1993 · 0.8 miles away
Homestead Hotellisted 1998 · 0.8 miles away
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.
- 1951 USGS French Lick quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS French Lick quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS French Lick quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
23 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Prospect between 2000 and 2019, burning about 99 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 14 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | 56 S CURVE |
| 9 April 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Hoosier National Forest | ROLAND FIRE |
| 27 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | CASINO |
| 2 April 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | ROLAND POWER FIRE |
| 12 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Hoosier National Forest | STEVENS SAWMILL |
| 28 March 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | GOLF BALL |
| 24 March 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | WEST BADEN RESTART |
| 17 March 2005 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | STEVENS FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Prospect: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cave Quarries, Inc. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Prospect in 5 storm reports between 2013 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Prospect | $25,000 | An EF-1 tornado damaged portions of a forest and a residence located just over 3 miles north of West Baden Springs, Indiana. Maximum wind speeds estimated around 85 to 95 mph accompanied this twister, which had a width of 75 yards and a length of 400 yards. EF-1 damage was surveyed at one home, where the roof was badly damaged. The porch of this home was thrown several feet. Several small twigs were driven through this resident's siding. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prospect | - | A tree fell down and blocked US 150 near 725 West. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Prospect | - | There were several reports of closed roads due to flooding across the county, including Orangeville Road near Prospect. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prospect | - | The Orange County emergency manager reported trees down blocking portions of US 150 westbound. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prospect | - | Trees were reported down near Highway 1040 and 150 North. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Baden Springs | 0.9 miles | 15 | |
| French Lick | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Abydel | 2.9 miles | 15 | |
| Roland | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Orangeville | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Turleys | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Hindostan | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Scarlet | 6.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 451366. 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.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
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.







