BlockBeatys Beach, Indiana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Newbury Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46565. The Survey maps it on the Shipshewana quadrangle. It stands 853 feet above sea level.
On record in Beatys Beach
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Menno Yoder Polygonal Barnlisted 1993 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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.
- 1953 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Shipshewana quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Elkhart quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
210 words on this townshipIllustrated Historical Atlas of LaGrange County, Indiana., published 1874 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Newbury Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Newbury Township - 210 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Beatys Beach: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cass Lake Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Diehl Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Miller Marl Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Poyser 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shipshewana Lake | 0.3 miles | 9 | |
| Shipshewana | 1.5 miles | 9 | |
| Scott | 4.2 miles | 9 | |
| Seyberts | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Emma | 6.0 miles | 10 | |
| Honeyville | 7.1 miles | 10 | |
| Twin Lakes | 8.2 miles | 14 | |
| Woodland Hills | 9.5 miles | 14 |
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 Q4877324 | 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 430668. 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.