BlockRocklane, Indiana
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Clark Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46143. It stands on Rocklane Creek. The Survey maps it on the Greenwood quadrangle. It stands 814 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 16 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.
- 1953 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Greenwood quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
12,623 words on this townshipA Historical Sketch of Johnson County, Indiana, published 1881; History of Johnson County, Indiana : from the Earliest Time to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Notes, Etc. Together with a Short History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the State of Indiana, published 1888 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Clark Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Clark Township - 12,623 words.
Storms near this place
3 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rocklane in 3 storm reports between 2001 and 2014: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2008 | Flood | Rocklane | $20,000 | Flooding occurred across numerous locations in Johnson County due to heavy rain. Two people were rescued by divers after a driver ignored high water signs and became stranded in a vehicle near Franklin early in the day on the 19th. Numerous other roads were closed across Johnson County due to the high water. No injuries were reported. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rocklane | $1,000 | A two-foot diameter section of a tree was split, blocking Rocklane Road, due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. Public safety was on the scene. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rocklane | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reds Corner | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Greenwood | 5.0 miles | 16 | |
| Whiteland | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| New Whiteland | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| Spring Hill | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| West Whiteland | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| Needham | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Urmeyville | 6.2 miles | 12 |
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 Rocklane | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7355470 | 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 442221. 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.