Yellowstone, Indiana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Polk Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47436. It lies near Dennis Murphy Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Norman 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.
- 1934 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:48000
- 1934 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:62500
- 1937 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Norman quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Bedford quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
3,641 words on this township1884 History of Monroe 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 Polk Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Polk Township - 3,641 words.
Fires near this place
80 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 80 fires within 5 miles of Yellowstone between 1992 and 2020, burning about 215 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 21 were recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 25 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 21 |
| Debris and open burning | 20 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | BROOKS |
| 6 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | CRAZY JOE |
| 3 September 2004 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | HICKORY CREEK CHURCH |
| 3 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | HICKORY RIDGE CAMPFI |
| 3 September 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | HICKORY 2 |
| 25 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Hoosier National Forest | ROAD SIDE |
| 27 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | HICKORY 3 |
| 24 August 2012 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Hoosier National Forest | HICKORY CAMP FIRE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Yellowstone: 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Iron. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence | ||
| Unnamed Prospect | Iron | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Yellowstone in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Yellowstone | $2,000,000 | Numerous water rescues were performed during the early morning hours of June 19th. Many county and state roads were under water as a result of locations receiving more than 7 inches of rain. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yellowstone | $250,000 | Multiple large trees snapped and uprooted by thunderstorm wind gusts across the southeastern portions of the county with numerous roads blocked. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Yellowstone | - | Trees were blown down over Tower Ridge Road in Hooiser National Forest by thunderstorm winds. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chapel Hill | 5.7 miles | 18 | |
| Fairfax | 7.3 miles | 24 | |
| Knight Ridge | 10.0 miles | 21 | |
| Smithville | 10.0 miles | 27 | |
| Handy | 10.4 miles | 24 | |
| Sanders | 10.6 miles | 27 | |
| Woodville Hills | 10.7 miles | 21 | |
| Harrodsburg | 10.8 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 451647. 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.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
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.








