BlockRexville, Indiana
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Shelby Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47250. The Survey maps it on the Rexville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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 Rexville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
8 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Rexville between 2001 and 2019, burning about 145 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 September 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge | PGL FIRE |
| 12 August 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge | EAST PERIMETER FIRE IN-BOR SUMMER 2019 SUMMER |
| 20 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 34 acres | Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge | SUMMER PGM FIRE |
| 5 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge | PGM NIGHT OPS FIRE |
| 5 April 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge | 2100 CENTE |
| 16 April 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 35 acres | Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge | PGM 1 FIRE |
| 28 March 2001 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge | GATE5 FIRE |
| 17 March 2011 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Big Oaks National Wildlife Refuge | NEW MARION FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
13 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rexville in 13 storm reports between 1995 and 2018: 6 flash flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1999 | Tornado (F3) | Rexville | 2 hurt, $1,400,000 | A tornado moved into Jefferson Proving Grounds from Jennings county and moved northeast across the county. Four mobile homes were destroyed and 4 were damaged. One house was destroyed while 8 had heavy damage and 20 minor damage. Twenty-one barns were destroyed, 6 had heavy damage, and 14 received minor damage. Seventeen outbuildings were destroyed while 4 had heavy damage and 11 minor damage. Four vehicles received major damage and 3 had minor damage. Five pieces of farm equipment were destroyed while 4 incurred major damage. Seven livestock were lost with 2 being killed and 2 injured. Trees were also downed in the path. |
| June 2017 | Flash Flood | Rexville | $30,000 | A culvert was washed out on S County Road 75 near W County Road 1000 S. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rexville | $10,000 | The side of a barn and roof were damaged, a shed was moved, and trees were downed due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rexville | $10,000 | A roof was torn off of a barn, and nine trees were downed. |
| August 2000 | Flash Flood | Rexville | $5,000 | Around 3 inches of rain fell in only a few hours causing State Route 421 to be closed near Rexville. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rexville | $3,000 | Several trees were downed due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Rexville | $3,000 | A car was reported stalled on Highway 421 near the Ripley-Jefferson County Line due to the roadway being flooded by heavy rainfall. |
| May 2008 | Flood | Rexville | $2,000 | Several roads were flooded and closed. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Rexville | $1,000 | A portion of County Road 900 was closed near Highway 421 due to rapidly flowing water caused by heavy rainfall. |
| July 2013 | Flash Flood | Rexville | $1,000 | Old Michigan Road was closed between County Road 800 south and Highway 421 due to rapidly flowing water caused by heavy rainfall. |
| May 2003 | Flash Flood | Rexville | - | County Road 400 West was underwater. |
| July 2018 | Hail | Rexville | - | no account filed |
| April 1995 | Hail | Rexville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Carrollton | 1.6 miles | 8 | |
| Haney Corner | 1.9 miles | 8 | |
| Saint Magdalen | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| Jolleyville | 3.1 miles | 8 | |
| New Marion | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Correct | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Benham | 5.1 miles | 8 | |
| Olean | 6.8 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 441921. 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.
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.