BlockCrete, Indiana
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Greensfork Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47355. It stands on Crete Drain. The Survey maps it on the Spartanburg quadrangle. It stands 1,188 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1916 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:48000
- 1916 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1918 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Piqua quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1992 USGS Spartanburg quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
16,698 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 Greensfork Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Greensfork Township - 16,698 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Crete: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belleview Plant Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Spartanburg | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Arba | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Lynn | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Bartonia | 5.0 miles | 18 | |
| Snow Hill | 6.3 miles | 19 | |
| Rural | 7.1 miles | 19 | |
| Bloomingport | 7.1 miles | 19 | |
| South Salem | 7.5 miles | 19 |
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 Crete | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2212774 | 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 433126. 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.