Scarlet, Indiana
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Northwest Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47469. The Survey maps it on the Huron 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.
- 1948 USGS Huron quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Huron quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Huron quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Huron quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
Fires near this place
19 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Scarlet between 2001 and 2018, burning about 82 acres in total. None started naturally. None was 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 May 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | SHIRLEY CREEK |
| 9 April 2005 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Hoosier National Forest | ROLAND FIRE |
| 2 April 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | ROLAND POWER FIRE |
| 12 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 acres | Hoosier National Forest | STEVENS SAWMILL |
| 1 April 2002 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | TOLBERT FIRE |
| 7 March 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | BONDS |
| 30 March 2002 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | SUGAR RIDGE FIRE |
| 24 March 2001 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | WEST BADEN RESTART |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 72 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 72 workings within 5 miles of Scarlet: 52 occurrences, 8 prospects, 6 producers, 6 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Iron, Gypsum-Anhydrite, Flagstone, Aluminum. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Hopper Sandstone Quarry | Flagstone | Past Producer | ||
| Wilson Halloysite Deposit | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| Wilson Halloysite Deposit | Aluminum | Past Producer | ||
| National Gypsum Co. Shoals Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | 1951, 1955 | |
| Shoals Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| Shoals Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| U.S. Gypsum Co. Shoals Mine | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | 1951, 1955 | |
| United States Gypsum Company | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer | ||
| United States Gypsum Company | Gypsum-Anhydrite | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bonds | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Hindostan | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Roland | 4.4 miles | 13 | |
| Orangeville | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Prospect | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| West Baden Springs | 7.0 miles | 15 | |
| French Lick | 7.9 miles | 15 | |
| Abydel | 8.2 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 451436. 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.
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.








