BlockGlenns Valley, Indiana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Perry Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46217. It stands on Buffalo Creek. The Survey maps it on the Maywood quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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 Maywood 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 Maywood quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Maywood quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Maywood quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
9,757 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 Perry Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Perry Township - 9,757 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Glenns Valley: 4 producers, 1 past producer, 1 plant. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis 522 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Central Aggregates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Indianapolis Haveisen 510 Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Indianapolis Haveisen 510 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kentucky Avenue Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Port Royal 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lindenwood | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Sunshine Gardens | 3.3 miles | 17 | |
| Homecroft | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Southport | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Edgewood | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Twin Brooks | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| West Newton | 4.6 miles | 17 | |
| Rosedale Hills | 5.0 miles | 17 |
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 Q122544211 | 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 435120. 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.