BlockWanamaker, Indiana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Franklin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46239. It stands on Fisher Brook. The Survey maps it on the Beech Grove quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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 Beech Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Beech Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Beech Grove quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Beech Grove quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
9,666 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 Franklin Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Franklin Township - 9,666 words.
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 Wanamaker: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis Aggregates Division | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| N L Controls/ Beech Grove, Ind. | Lead | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wanamaker in 4 storm reports between 2001 and 2023: 3 hail, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2019 | Lightning | Wanamaker | $750,000 | A lightning strike caused a fire in a residential neighborhood on the southeast side of Indianapolis Indiana. This fire led to damage at 3 residences. A firefighter was hospitalized for possible heat exhaustion after attempting to put out the fire. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Wanamaker | - | no account filed |
| May 2016 | Hail | Wanamaker | - | no account filed |
| October 2001 | Hail | Wanamaker | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belle Arbor | 1.6 miles | 11 | |
| Sun Down | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| Charlesmac Village | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Poplar Grove | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Five Points | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Charle Sumac Estates | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Indian Creek Estates | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Burge Terrace | 2.8 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 440019. 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.