BlockTulip, Indiana
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Highland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47424. The Survey maps it on the Bloomfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1908 USGS Bloomfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Bloomfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Bloomfield quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Bloomington quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
In the county-history sources
4,168 words on this townshipEarly History of Greene County, Indiana : As Taken from the Official Records, and Compiled from Authentic Recollection, by Pioneer Settlers ... Including Brief Sketches of Pioneer Families ..., published 1875 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Highland Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Highland Township - 4,168 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 25 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 25 workings within 5 miles of Tulip: 11 occurrences, 9 prospects, 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomfield Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Deposit No. 4 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Deposit No. 4 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Deposit No. 6 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Deposit No. 6 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Deposit No. 7 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Deposit No. 7 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Deposit No. 8 | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Deposit No. 8 | Iron | Prospect | ||
| Richland Furnace Ore Bank No. 1 | Iron | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tulip in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Tulip | $50,000 | The episode's second tornado was the second of three tornadoes spawned from a rotating supercell that crossed southern central Indiana. This was the weakest of the three supercell circulations, tracking only briefly within northeastern Greene County. The tornado tracked in an overall west to east direction, from about 1.5 miles to about 3.5 miles east of the Tulip community. The track was indicated by overall widespread tree damage from high resolution sateillte imagery, from a quarter mile west-northwest of the intersection of East Tulip Road and North Viaduct Road to a half mile north-northwest of the intersection of East Tulip Road and North Parsley Road. Peak wind gusts were 94 mph. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tulip | $25,000 | Several trees were reported down, a barn was severely damaged, and a house sustained damage due to thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tulip | $3,000 | A tree was downed and a barn sustained damage due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts estimated at above 60 mph. |
| June 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tulip | - | An estimated 60 mph thunderstorm wind gust was observed in this location. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calvertville | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Hashtown | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Bloomfield | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Furnace | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Park | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Ridgeport | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Point Commerce | 5.1 miles | 17 | |
| Newark | 5.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 444945. 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.