BlockSimpson, Indiana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46750. The Survey maps it on the Majenica quadrangle. It stands 810 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1952 USGS Majenica quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Majenica quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Wabash quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Simpson: 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hess Excavating | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Huntington City | Stone | Producer | ||
| Huntington Co. Hwy. Dept. | Stone | Producer | ||
| Huntington Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Markle Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Simpson in 1 storm report in 2020: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Simpson | - | A trained spotter reported several trees down blocking the road near County Road 900 North and 300 East. Damage was also noted to a home. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Browns Corner | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Bowerstown | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Mardenis | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Markle | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Huntington | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Rock Creek Center | 4.9 miles | 13 | |
| Mahon | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Majenica | 6.2 miles | 13 |
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 Simpson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7521061 | 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 443528. 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.