BlockSnow Hill, Indiana
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47394. It stands on Snow Run. The Survey maps it on the Lynn quadrangle. It stands 1,191 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1916 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1918 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Lynn quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Piqua quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
In the county-history sources
32,049 words on this townshipHistory of Randolph County, Indiana with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers : to Which Are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships, published 1882 names this settlement in its chapter on Washington Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
BENJAMIN JIILLER, farmer, P. O. Snow Hill, was horn in Ohio May 22, 1807. He is the son of John and Susanna aVilkens) Miller. The subject of this sketch came to this county, entered land and settled where he now resides in 1H3I. He was married in 1833 to I'hoebe Forecytho, and for five years they journeyed through life toge:her, but, at, the expiration of that time, Mrs. Miller was called from earth away. Mr. Miller was again married December 26, 1840, to Martha J. Calvert, who was born in Virginia August 15, 181G ; she ia the daughter of Francis Calvert. This union has been ble3.se<l with eight children, four of whom are living - Uobert S., born January 23, 1843 : Mary T., November 24, 1814; Catharine E. S., January II, 1847; and Esther August 3, 18.-)2. Mr. Miller may truly be termed one of the pioneers of the county, having been a resident for over fifty years; he has, by his untiring industry, made for himself a very fine fann of H'.O acres ; he is a gentleman who has gained the confidence and resiect of a large circle of aci|uaintance3,
Passage source: History of Randolph County, Indiana with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers : to Which Are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships, published 1882.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Washington Township - it names this place 3 more 3 times.
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Snow Hill: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchens Gravel Inc- Lynn Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lynn Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Snow Hill in 1 storm report in 2008: 1 flash flood. 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 2008 | Flash Flood | Snow Hill | - | Flash flooding from heavy thunderstorm rains was reported to be flowing over the highway near the town of Lynn at a depth of one foot. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rural | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| Lynn | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Bloomingport | 4.8 miles | 19 | |
| Winchester | 5.6 miles | 18 | |
| Carlos | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Huntsville | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Bartonia | 6.1 miles | 18 | |
| Buena Vista | 6.2 miles | 12 |
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 Snow Hill | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q22059179 | 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 449733. 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.