BlockAvalon, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Wayne Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46819. The Survey maps it on the Fort Wayne West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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 Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne West quadrangle1:24000
- 1963 USGS Fort Wayne West quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Fort Wayne West quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
40,276 words on this townshipHistory of Allen County, Indiana., published 1880 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Wayne Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Wayne Township - 40,276 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Avalon: 7 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 past producer. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sphalerite and Fluorite Occurrence Z79 | Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Sulfur | Occurrence | Fluorite, Sphalerite | |
| Unnamed Fluorite Occurrence | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | Fluorite | |
| Ardmore Stone Plant #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ft. Wayne Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ardmore Sand Plant #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Brudi #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Brudi #4 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Irving Gravel Co., Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Midwest Aggregates Pit 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Midwest Aggregates Pit 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Shores | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Waynedale | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Lincolnshire | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Hillcrest | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Westchester | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| Indian Village | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Eastland Gardens | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Anthony Wayne Village | 3.2 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 430352. 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.