BlockBig Hill, Indiana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Rochester Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46975. It lies near Coney Island. The Survey maps it on the Rochester quadrangle. It stands 883 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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 Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Knox quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Rochester quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Big Hill: 2 producers, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fulton County Hwy. Dept. | Stone | Producer | ||
| Janna Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Van Duyne 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rochester | 1.7 miles | 11 | |
| Mount Zion | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Green Oak | 3.4 miles | 10 | |
| Athens | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Nyona Lake | 5.8 miles | 10 | |
| Pershing | 7.4 miles | 9 | |
| Tiosa | 7.4 miles | 11 | |
| Fulton | 7.6 miles | 9 |
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 Q4905819 | 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 431037. 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.