BlockCarlos, Indiana
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47355. It stands on Carlos Drain. The Survey maps it on the Carlos 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
- 1960 USGS Carlos quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
In the county-history sources
32,049 words on this townshipHistory of Randolph County, Indiana with Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers : to Which Are Appended Maps of Its Several Townships, published 1882 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 - 32,049 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Carlos: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hutchens Gravel Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hutchens Gravel Inc- Lynn Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lynn Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bloomingport | 2.1 miles | 19 | |
| Huntsville | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Modoc | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Lynn | 5.3 miles | 19 | |
| Snow Hill | 5.9 miles | 19 | |
| Rural | 6.6 miles | 19 | |
| Scott Corner | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Buena Vista | 6.8 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 432134. 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.