BlockPurcell, Indiana
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Johnson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47591. It stands on Upper River Deshee. The Survey maps it on the Decker quadrangle. It stands 433 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 18 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.
- 1915 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1944 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Decker quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Purcell: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Knox County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lenahans and Konen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Schlomer Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| St. Thomas Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| White River Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Purcell in 7 storm reports between 2010 and 2023: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | Purcell | $1,500 | Water was over some roads approximately seven miles south of Vincennes due to heavy thunderstorm rainfall. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Purcell | $1,000 | A large and healthy tree was downed in this location due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Purcell | - | Two separate reports near this location. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Purcell | - | This report was relayed by the Knox County Emergency Manager. |
| June 2011 | Heavy Rain | Purcell | - | Three inches of rain fell between 2 AM and 5 AM. At one point, the rainfall rate was about 15 inches per hour. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Purcell | - | Dime sized hail fell for about two minutes. Wind gusts up to 35 mph were also noted. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Purcell | - | A 70 mph thunderstorm wind gust was estimated in this location. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Thomas | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| Vollmer | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Iona | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Cantaloupe | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Sisson | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Ridgleville | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Decker | 5.3 miles | 18 | |
| Verne | 5.5 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.
| Wikidata item Q7260906 | 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 449714. 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.