BlockBallstown, Indiana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Laughery Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47006. It stands on Little Laughery Creek. The Survey maps it on the Batesville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1946 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Batesville quadrangle1:24000, 5 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 Ballstown: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batesville Clay Mine & Plant | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Napoleon Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cross Roads | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Laugheryville | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Batesville | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Morris | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Lookout | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Behlmer Corner | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Napoleon | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Spades | 6.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 430466. 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.