BlockCollege Corner, Indiana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Duck Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46036. The Survey maps it on the Elwood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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 Muncie quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Elwood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
In the county-history sources
348 words on this townshipHistory of Madison County, Indiana, from 1820 to 1874 : Giving a General Review of Principal Events, Statistical and Historical Items, Derived from Official Sources, published 1874 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Duck Creek Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Duck Creek Township - 348 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elwood | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| South Elwood | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Leisure | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Dundee | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Orestes | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Frankton | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Gimco City | 9.0 miles | 12 | |
| Alexandria | 9.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 432764. 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.