BlockAshby, Indiana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Whitewater Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47016. It stands on Elkhorn Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cedar Grove 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
6 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.
- 1915 USGS Harrison quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Cedar Grove quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Cedar Grove quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Ashby (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Trenton Plant & 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Trenton | 1.4 miles | 13 | |
| Cedar Grove | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Sharptown | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| South Gate | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Rockdale | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Drewersburg | 3.5 miles | 15 | |
| Highland Center | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Mound Haven | 5.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 449759. 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.