Calcutta, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Van Buren Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47837. The Survey maps it on the Brazil East quadrangle.
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.
- 1950 USGS Brazil East quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Brazil East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Calcutta: 3 past producers, 3 producers, 1 occurrence. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Coal, Clay, Coal, Coal, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cardonia Pit | Clay, Coal | Past Producer | ||
| Indiana Clay Sales Pit | Coal, Clay | Past Producer | ||
| S. L. Turner Coal & Clay Pit | Clay, Coal | Producer | ||
| Sphalerite Occurrence Z78 | Zinc, Sulfur | Occurrence | Sphalerite | |
| C & F Shale Pit 2 | Clay | Producer | ||
| E and E Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| S.L. Turner Clay Pit | Clay | Past 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 452223. 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.






