BlockExtension Heights, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Anderson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46012. It sits by White River Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Anderson South quadrangle.
On record in Extension Heights
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Gruenewald Houselisted 1976 · 1.0 miles away
Paramount Theater Buildinglisted 1991 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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.
- 1952 USGS Anderson quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Anderson South quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
What happened here
An account from the chapter on Anderson township. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.
W. A. Hunt The Big Lick
The source of Lick Creek, proper, is what is generally called the Big Lick. Many an incident occurred here which gave much merriment and laughter among the old settlers, then living in this part of the county. It was a great place of resort for the wild game of the woods at that time, especially deer. (My informant states he saw seven one morning before breakfast, a pretty fair sight on an empty stomach indeed,) which would come and sup of the water that oozed from the sides of the low banks, water which seemed everlasting , and many an one was shot down by sporting men who then lived in this vicinity.
In the county-history sources
32,903 words on this townshipHistory of Madison County, Indiana, from 1820 to 1874 : Giving a General Review of Principal Events, Statistical and Historical Items, Derived from Official Sources, published 1874; Historical Sketches and Reminiscences of Madison County, Indiana, published 1897; History of Madison County Indiana (Volume 1), published 1914 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Anderson Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Anderson Township - 32,903 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 Extension Heights: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander & Sons | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Anderson Pit & Mill No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Anderson Pit-Abc Sand & Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Anderson Pit-Irving Materials, Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Chesterfield 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillcrest | 0.3 miles | 14 | |
| Eastern Heights | 0.3 miles | 14 | |
| Irondale | 0.4 miles | 14 | |
| Fairfax | 0.5 miles | 14 | |
| Glyn Ellen | 0.8 miles | 14 | |
| Anderson | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Gridley | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Lowmandale | 1.8 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 Q122568675 | 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 434277. 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.