BlockEdgewood Lake, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Greencastle Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46135. The Survey maps it on the Greencastle quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Greencastle quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Greencastle quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
9,283 words on this townshipBiographical and Historical Record of Putnam County, Indiana .., published 1887; Weik's History of Putnam County, Indiana, published 1910 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Greencastle Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Greencastle Township - 9,283 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Edgewood Lake: 3 producers, 1 plant, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Star Greencastle Qy/Cement Plt | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay | Producer | ||
| Putnam Co. Hwy. Dept. | Stone | Producer | ||
| Greencastle Pulverizing Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Greencastle Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lone Star Greencastle Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fox Ridge | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Fillmore | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Mount Meridian | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Greencastle | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Limedale | 4.5 miles | 16 | |
| Westland | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Cary | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Putnamville | 5.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 434015. 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.