BlockHuber, Indiana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Harrison Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47331. The Survey maps it on the Connersville quadrangle. It stands 860 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1956 USGS Connersville quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Connersville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS New Castle quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
12,702 words on this townshipHistory of Fayette County, Indiana: Containing a History of the Townships, Towns, Villages, Schools, Churches, Industries, Etc.; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; Biographies, Etc., Etc. .., published 1885; History of Fayette County, Indiana : Her People, Industries and Institutions, published 1917 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Harrison Township covers boundaries, organization and description, land entries, pioneers and pioneer settlement, independence day, ly29, industries, schools.
Read the chapter on Harrison Township - 12,702 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 Huber: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayette Co. Hwy. Dept. - Own Crews | Stone | Producer | ||
| Park Road Gravel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisburg | 2.2 miles | 9 | |
| Waterloo | 2.3 miles | 10 | |
| Tyner Crossing | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| Connersville | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Springersville | 4.9 miles | 10 | |
| Bentonville | 5.0 miles | 9 | |
| Lyonsville | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Longwood Crossing | 5.1 miles | 9 |
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 Q5927057 | 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 436563. 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.