BlockCreston, Indiana
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Center Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47303. It stands on Muncie Creek. The Survey maps it on the Muncie East quadrangle.
On record in Creston
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Wysor Heights Historic Districtlisted 1988 · 0.7 miles away
Cincinnati, Richmond, & Muncie Depotlisted 1997 · 1.0 miles away- Shaffer Chapel A. M. E. Churchlisted 2025 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 15 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.
- 1952 USGS Muncie East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Muncie East quadrangle1:24000
- 1969 USGS Muncie East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Creston: 5 producers, 2 past producers, 2 unknowns. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delaware County Highway Dept. | Stone | Producer | ||
| Muncie Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Irving Bros. Stone & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| J and K Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Muncie Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Royertown Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Shick Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Shirey Road Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tuck Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drew | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Morningside | 1.0 miles | 15 | |
| Muncie | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Aultshire | 1.5 miles | 15 | |
| Mayfield | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| Liberty Corners | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Irvington | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Andersonville | 3.1 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 433116. 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.