BlockColburn, Indiana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Union Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46536. The Survey maps it on the Lakeville quadrangle. It stands 860 feet above sea level.
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 Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Lakeville quadrangle1:24000
- 1974 USGS Lakeville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS South Bend quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
7,729 words on this townshipHistory of St. Joseph County, Indiana :, published 1880 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Union Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Union Township - 7,729 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lakeville | 1.7 miles | 11 | |
| Nutwood | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Pine Station | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Miami Trails Addition | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Orchard Heights Addition | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Midway Corners | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Woodland | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Gilmer Park | 5.0 miles | 11 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Colburn | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5141981 | 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 452571. 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.