BlockAllen Crossing, Indiana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Otter Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47037. The Survey maps it on the Versailles quadrangle. It stands 971 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1946 USGS Versailles quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Versailles quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Greensburg quadrangle1:100000, 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 Allen Crossing: 1 plant, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Schmaltz Ready-Mix Concrete | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| South Eastern Materials Corp Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Otter Village | 1.3 miles | 9 | |
| Dabney | 1.9 miles | 9 | |
| Osgood | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Versailles | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Holton | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Laughery Switch | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Delaware | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Correct | 6.8 miles | 9 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q28912662 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 430089. 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.