BlockBunker Hill, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Monroe Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46158. It stands on Dry Fork. The Survey maps it on the Mooresville West quadrangle. It stands 810 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Mooresville West quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mooresville West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
2,614 words on this townshipCounties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical, published 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Monroe Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Monroe Township - 2,614 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Bunker Hill: 7 producers, 4 past producers, 1 plant. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen Shale Prdts Brick Plnt/Brooklyn | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Hydraulic Press Brick Plant | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Indiana Tile Plant | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Adams Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Bethany Park Clay & Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Brooklyn | Clay | Producer | ||
| Hydraulic Press Brick Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Groninger Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hopkins Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Morgan County Gravel Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Hart | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Gasburg | 1.9 miles | 14 | |
| Monrovia | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Beech Grove | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Brookmoor | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Allman | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Sundown Manor | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Country Manor Estates | 3.6 miles | 14 |
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 Q4997749 | 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 431808. 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.