BlockEarly Station, Indiana
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Helt Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47854. It stands on Big Raccoon Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dana quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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 Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Dana quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1978 USGS Dana quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Paris quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
4,817 words on this townshipBiographical and Historical Record of Vermillion County, Indiana : Containing Portraits of All the Presidents of the United States from Washington to Cleveland, with Accompanying Biographies of Each; a Condensed History of the State of Indiana; Portraits and Biographies of Some of the Prominent Men of the State; Engravings of Prominent Citizens in Vermillion County, with Personal Histories of Many of the Leading Families, and a Concise History of the County and Its Villages, published 1888; History of Parke and Vermillion Counties, Indiana : with Historical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families, published 1913 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Helt Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Helt Township - 4,817 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Early Station: 4 producers, 2 past producers, 1 plant. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Stone, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dee Clay Pit | Stone, Clay | Producer | ||
| Dana Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Montezuma Shale Plant | Clay | Plant | ||
| D. Robertson Gravel Company Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Montezuma Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Parke County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| W.C. Hargis 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Alta | 0.6 miles | 16 | |
| Hillsdale | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Montezuma Station | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Highland | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Summit Grove | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Bono | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Toronto | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| Fairview Park | 6.0 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 452155. 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.