BlockShooters Hill, Indiana
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46208. It stands on Highwood Branch. The Survey maps it on the Indianapolis West quadrangle.
On record in Shooters Hill
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 9 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- OldfieldsNational Historic Landmark · listed 2000 · 0.2 miles away
Golden Hill Historic Districtlisted 1991 · 0.8 miles away
Arthur Jordan Memorial Halllisted 1983 · 0.8 miles away
Michigan Road Toll Houselisted 1974 · 0.9 miles away
Crown Hill Cemeterylisted 1973 · 0.9 miles away- Oldfieldslisted 2003 · 0.2 miles away
- Woodstock Country Clublisted 2007 · 0.3 miles away
- Donald M. Mattison Houselisted 2022 · 0.8 miles away
- Forebearslisted 2023 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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 Indianapolis West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Indianapolis West quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Indianapolis West quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1986 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Indianapolis West quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
15,135 words on this townshipHistory of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana, published 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Washington Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Washington Township - 15,135 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Shooters Hill: 4 past producers, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Tungsten, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Ave Mine & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mallory Metallurgical/ Indianapolis | Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Ace Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Eagle Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Ok Sand & Gravel Co., Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Shannon Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Standard Materials Corp S&G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shooters Hill in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail. The reports record 7 deaths and 43 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shooters Hill | 7 killed, 43 hurt, $975,000 | A stage collapse occurred at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in between live performances by Sara Bareilles and Sugarland, as winds estimated at 60 to 70 mph hit the above-stage fly system. These damaging winds appeared to occur with the gust front that was out ahead of the area of precipitation. Seven fatalities and 43 injuries occurred as a result of this tragic stage collapse. The Indianapolis Business Journal estimates the damages at around 975 thousand dollars. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shooters Hill | $6,000 | Trees were downed in the Butler Tarkington area due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shooters Hill | $5,000 | Numerous large oak trees downed by thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shooters Hill | $5,000 | Five large trees were uprooted along Carrollton Avenue due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. All the trees were laying to the southeast. |
| April 2018 | Hail | Shooters Hill | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Shooters Hill | - | no account filed |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shooters Hill | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodstock | 0.2 miles | 19 | |
| Spring Hills | 0.7 miles | 19 | |
| Mapleton | 0.8 miles | 19 | |
| Wynnedale | 0.8 miles | 19 | |
| Clifton | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| Highwoods | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| Knollton Heights | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Rocky Ripple | 1.3 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 443443. 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.