BlockArmiesburg, Indiana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Wabash Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47862. It stands on Leatherwood Creek. The Survey maps it on the Montezuma quadrangle. It stands 525 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Montezuma quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Montezuma quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Armiesburg: 3 producers, 2 past producers, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dee Clay Pit | Stone, Clay | Producer | ||
| Dana Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Montezuma Shale Plant | Clay | Plant | ||
| Montezuma Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Parke County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| W.C. Hargis Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arabia | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| West Melcher | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Midway | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Klondyke | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Melcher (historical) | 2.2 miles | 13 | |
| Montezuma | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Mecca | 2.7 miles | 15 | |
| Bradfield Corner | 3.5 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Armiesburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4793440 | 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 449613. 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.