BlockDixon, Indiana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1938 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Fairplay Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47471. The Survey maps it on the Switz City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1938 USGS Switz City quadrangle1:24000
- 1947 USGS Switz City quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Switz City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Switz City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Terre Haute quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
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 Dixon: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Coal. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comet Pit | Clay, Coal | Past Producer | ||
| Bloomfield Sand & Gravel Corp. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Greene County Plant | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switz City | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Rincon | 3.2 miles | 15 | |
| Elliston | 4.4 miles | 15 | |
| Worthington | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Point Commerce | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Stalcup Corner | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Bloomfield | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Lyons | 6.2 miles | 14 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q18149879 | 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 433575. 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.