BlockRetreat, Indiana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Vernon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47229. The Survey maps it on the Crothersville quadrangle. It stands 531 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Crothersville quadrangle1:24000
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Crothersville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
Storms near this place
4 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Retreat in 4 storm reports between 2007 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud, 1 flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2014 | Flood | Retreat | 1 hurt, $10,000 | Fox 59, WXIN, reported that Indiana Conservation Officers rescued a 43-year-old Crothersville woman from the roof of her vehicle Saturday the 22nd after she drove through flood waters in Jackson County. She was safely removed from the roof of her vehicle and later transported to Schneck Memorial Hospital where she was treated for possible hypothermia. This occurred along County Road 400 South, just outside of Crothersville, where the driver's Chevy pickup had stalled in flood waters. Though their efforts were hampered by intermittent flood waters in the area, conservation officers deployed their airboat and were able to rescue Hilton from the roof of her vehicle. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Retreat | $1,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts split a tree about 10 feet up. |
| July 2010 | Funnel Cloud | Retreat | - | A funnel cloud was spotted by law enforcement near this location. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Retreat | - | Power lines were down across U.S. 31 near Retreat due to damaging thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langoons | 0.9 miles | 8 | |
| Crothersville | 1.8 miles | 8 | |
| Uniontown | 2.1 miles | 8 | |
| Dudleytown | 3.0 miles | 8 | |
| Chestnut Ridge | 4.4 miles | 8 | |
| Tampico | 5.7 miles | 8 | |
| Newry | 5.8 miles | 8 | |
| Kriete Corner | 6.5 miles | 8 |
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 Retreat | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7316912 | 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 441917. 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.