BlockWest Muncie, Indiana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Yorktown town. It lies in ZIP code area 47396. The Survey maps it on the Muncie West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1952 USGS Muncie West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Muncie West quadrangle1:24000
- 1969 USGS Muncie West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1992 USGS Muncie West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
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 West Muncie: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Limestone, Dimension, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buchanon Flagstones Co.Limestone | Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Muncie Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names West Muncie in 10 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Flash Flood | West Muncie | $50,000 | Street flooding and flowing water over the roads throughout Muncie. Rain amounts varied from 1.5 to 2.6 inches. |
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | West Muncie | $25,000 | Multiple road closures across much of the county with most severe flooding in Muncie. Several cars stalled in the floodwaters with rescues needed. 24 rainfall amounts were highest in Muncie and Yorktown with reports of 6.00 and 6.26 inches at each location. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Muncie | $1,000 | A tree limb of unknown size was downed along with a live electrical wire on Nebo Road near County Road 200 South due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Muncie | $500 | Large tree limbs were downed due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| July 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Muncie | $500 | A large portion, about 12 inches in diameter, of a live tree was blown down blocking the road at the intersection of Lindell Drive and Pleasant Road due to damaging thunderstorm wind gusts. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Muncie | - | A 58 mph thunderstorm wind gust was measured. |
| July 2017 | Hail | West Muncie | - | The hail has lasted 10 minutes. This report was received via twitter. |
| August 2010 | Heavy Rain | West Muncie | - | One inch of rain fell in 30 minutes in this location. Pea to marble size hail also fell. |
| March 2026 | Hail | West Muncie | - | no account filed |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | West Muncie | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorktown | 0.7 miles | 17 | |
| Cammack | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Middletown Park | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Reed Station | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Progress | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Andersonville | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Muncie | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Daleville | 5.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 445793. 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.