BlockHickory Ridge, Indiana
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1903 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Wabash Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47665. The Survey maps it on the Keensburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1903 USGS Patoka quadrangle1:125000, 2 printings
- 1904 USGS Mount Carmel quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Keensburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Mount Carmel quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Princeton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
10,322 words on this townshipHistory of Gibson 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 Wabash Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Wabash Township - 10,322 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Hickory Ridge: 2 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson County Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jack Hocking Sand Co. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jimtown | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Crawleyville | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Egg Harbor | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| Johnson | 4.5 miles | 23 | |
| Skelton | 6.2 miles | 19 | |
| Mounts | 6.7 miles | 17 | |
| Owensville | 7.4 miles | 23 | |
| White River | 10.2 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 436111. 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.