BlockSheff, Indiana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1990. It stands in York Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47942. The Survey maps it on the Earl Park quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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 Danville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Earl Park quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Watseka quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Watseka quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
1,645 words on this townshipProgress of Education in Benton County, Indiana : with an Explanation of the Indiana School System and the Duties of School Officers, Patrons and Pupils, published 1906 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on York Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on York Township - 1,645 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Sheff: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Zinc, Lead, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sphalerite and Galena Occurence Z84 | Zinc, Lead, Sulfur | Occurrence | Galena, Sphalerite |
Storms near this place
1 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sheff in 1 storm report in 2019: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sheff | - | Utility poles were blown down near N 800 W and W 600 N. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yeagers Curve | 0.7 miles | 9 | |
| Earl Park | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| Raub | 2.8 miles | 9 | |
| Gravel Hill | 5.7 miles | 9 | |
| Free | 5.8 miles | 9 | |
| Freeland Park | 6.7 miles | 9 | |
| Fowler | 9.2 miles | 9 | |
| Wadena | 9.2 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 443340. 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.