BlockBriggs, Indiana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46725. The Survey maps it on the Laud quadrangle.
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 Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Laud quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
7,634 words on this townshipHistory of Whitley County, Indiana, published 1907 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Washington Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Washington Township - 7,634 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peabody | 1.0 miles | 11 | |
| Raber | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Laud | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Washington Center | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Walnut Corners | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Coesse | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Columbia City | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Tunker | 5.3 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 431524. 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.