BlockBluff Point, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Pike Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47371. The Survey maps it on the Deerfield quadrangle. It stands 997 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1915 USGS Fort Recovery quadrangle1:48000
- 1915 USGS Fort Recovery quadrangle1:62500
- 1918 USGS Fort Recovery quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Deerfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Piqua quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1992 USGS Deerfield quadrangle1:24000
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 Bluff Point: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H&R Stone Corp Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ridgeville, Meshberger Bros. S | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Collett | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Antioch | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Boundary City | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Liber | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| College Corner | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| New Mount Pleasant | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Blaine | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Portland | 6.1 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Bluff Point | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q18358763 | 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 431262. 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.