BlockBoston Corner, Indiana
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Madison Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46773. The Survey maps it on the Hoagland quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 12 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 Muncie quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Hoagland quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Lima quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
In the county-history sources
2,084 words on this townshipHistory of Allen County, Indiana., published 1880; Valley of the Upper Maumee River, with Historical Account of Allen County and the City of Fort Wayne, Indiana, published 1889 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Madison Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Madison Township - 2,084 words.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Liberty | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Monroeville | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Four Presidents Corners | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Hoagland | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Townley | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Tillman | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Maples | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Zulu | 6.1 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 431369. 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.