BlockBlockly, Iowa
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Eden Township. It lies in ZIP code area 50144. It stands on McGruder Creek. The Survey maps it on the Davis City quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 10 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.
- 1945 USGS Lamoni quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Lamoni quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Centerville quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Davis City quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Leon quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Blockly (historical): 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Davis City Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mills Brick Yard | Clay | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Davis City | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| New Buda | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Pleasanton | 5.5 miles | 7 | |
| Leon | 5.5 miles | 7 | |
| Terre Haute | 6.1 miles | 10 | |
| Brucewell | 6.3 miles | 7 | |
| Barrell (historical) | 6.5 miles | 10 | |
| Decatur | 7.0 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 467228. 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.