BlockFairview Station, Indiana
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Wayne Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46241. It stands on Ristow Branch. The Survey maps it on the Indianapolis West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1948 USGS Indianapolis West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Indianapolis West quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Indianapolis West quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1986 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Indianapolis West quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
12,230 words on this townshipHistory of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana, published 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Wayne Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Wayne Township - 12,230 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Fairview Station: 5 past producers, 4 producers, 1 unknown. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mallory Metallurgical/ Indianapolis | Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| Indianapolis 522 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Kentucky Ave Mine & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ace Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Eagle Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Kentucky Avenue Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Ok Sand & Gravel Co., Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| R.L. Schutt Borrow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Shannon Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Standard Materials Corp S&G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynhurst | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| Mount Jackson | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Drexel Gardens | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Belmont | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Mickleyville | 1.9 miles | 17 | |
| Maywood | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Mars Hill | 2.0 miles | 17 | |
| Ben Davis | 2.3 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 448344. 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.