BlockRomona, Indiana
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47460. It stands on Mill Creek. The Survey maps it on the Gosport quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1947 USGS Gosport quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Gosport quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Gosport quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Bloomington quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1998 USGS Gosport quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Romona: 3 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, General, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Owens Co. Hwy. Dept | Stone | Producer | ||
| Spencer 520 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Spencer Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dunn Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Indiana Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Winders & Sons Limestone Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Romona in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2021: 3 hail, 1 heavy rain, 1 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2017 | Flash Flood | Romona | $1,000 | Several road closures occurred due to flash flooding from heavy thunderstorm rainfall, namely the intersection of County Line Road and Golf View Drive. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Romona | - | This report was received via social media. |
| April 2010 | Hail | Romona | - | Hail fell in this location for approximately 15 minutes, from 6:30 to 6:45 PM EDT. The average hail stone size was 0.75 inches with several 2 inch hail stones as well. |
| June 2008 | Heavy Rain | Romona | - | Measured rainfall of 9.18 inches was reported. |
| March 2021 | Hail | Romona | - | no account filed |
| March 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Romona | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spencer | 3.3 miles | 16 | |
| Highets Corner | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Gosport | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Southport | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Carp | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Silex | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Cuba | 5.0 miles | 17 | |
| Hancock Corner | 6.3 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 442273. 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.