BlockQueensville, Indiana
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Geneva Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47265. The Survey maps it on the North Vernon quadrangle. It stands 676 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 12 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.
- 1942 USGS Columbus quadrangle1:125000
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS North Vernon quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1986 USGS Greensburg 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 Queensville: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Vernon Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Queensville in 8 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 lightning. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2024 | Lightning | Queensville | 2 hurt, $1,000 | Two persons inside the tent, an 18-year-old male and a juvenile female who was 9 months pregnant, were both injured. Both victims were treated for their injuries, and were in stable yet serious condition as of the evening of August 3rd; the baby was reported unharmed. |
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Queensville | $50,000 | Thunderstorm winds pushed a mobile home off its foundation at 2515 Buckingham Drive. Nearby trees were blown into homes at both 171 Country Squire Boulevard and the intersection of Country Manor Street and Foxmoor Drive. Trees were also downed from Hayden to north of North Vernon. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Queensville | $2,000 | Cars were stranded in the flood waters. Flowing water was observed across some roads. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Queensville | $1,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed tree onto County Road West 300 North. |
| March 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Queensville | $1,000 | A tree was reported down at the intersection of State Route 3 and County Road 500 North due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Queensville | - | Trees were blown down by thunderstorm winds at 300 North, 600 West. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Queensville | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Queensville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Squire Lakes | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Scipio | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Brewersville | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| North Vernon | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Tannersville | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Hayden | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| Vernon | 5.8 miles | 10 | |
| Oakdale | 6.5 miles | 10 |
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 Queensville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7271109 | 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 441693. 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.