BlockFlax, Indiana
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Liberty Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46923. The Survey maps it on the Burrows quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Danville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Burrows quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Logansport quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Flax: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wallace 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burrows | 2.5 miles | 10 | |
| Camden | 2.6 miles | 9 | |
| Rockfield | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Lockport | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Flora | 6.5 miles | 9 | |
| Deer Creek | 6.9 miles | 8 | |
| Bringhurst | 8.0 miles | 9 | |
| Wheeling | 8.4 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 446703. 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.