BlockBenton House, Indiana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Warren Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46219. It stands on Stoney Creek. The Survey maps it on the Indianapolis East quadrangle.
On record in Benton House
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 10 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Benton Houselisted 1973 · 0.0 miles away
William H. H. Graham Houselisted 1982 · 0.2 miles away
Irvington Historic Districtlisted 1987 · 0.3 miles away
Horner-Terrill Houselisted 2013 · 0.4 miles away
Julian-Clark Houselisted 1986 · 0.4 miles away
Carlos and Anne Recker Houselisted 1996 · 0.7 miles away
Christian Park School No. 82listed 1995 · 0.7 miles away
Pleasanton in Irvington Historic Districtlisted 2010 · 0.8 miles away
Emerson Avenue Addition Historic Districtlisted 2012 · 0.8 miles away
Linwood Colonial Apartmentslisted 2006 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1948 USGS Indianapolis East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Indianapolis East quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Indianapolis East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Indianapolis East quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
5,350 words on this townshipHistory of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana, published 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Warren Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Warren Township - 5,350 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Benton House: 4 past producers, 2 occurrences, 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fluorine-Fluorite, Tungsten, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kentucky Ave Mine & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mallory Metallurgical/ Indianapolis | Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| N L Controls/ Beech Grove, Ind. | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Fluorite Occurrence Number 1 | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Fluorite Occurrence Number 1 | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Ace Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Eagle Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Ok Sand & Gravel Co., Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Shannon Sand & Gravel Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Irvington | 0.4 miles | 17 | |
| Irvington (historical) | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Crossroad Temple | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| Sunnyview | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Clifford Park (historical) | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Warren Park | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| East Brightwood (historical) | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Ingallston | 2.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 430829. 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.