BlockIndian Heights, Indiana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Taylor Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46902. The Survey maps it on the Kokomo West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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
- 1960 USGS Kokomo West quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Lafayette quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Kokomo West quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
10,014 words on this townshipCounties of Howard and Tipton, Indiana. Historical and Biographical.., published 1883 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Taylor Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Taylor Township - 10,014 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Indian Heights: 4 producers, 1 occurrence. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Howard Co. Hwy. Dept. | Stone | Producer | ||
| Sphalerite Occurrence Z77 | Zinc, Sulfur | Occurrence | Sphalerite | |
| Yeoman Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Kokomo Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kyle 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oakford | 1.3 miles | 10 | |
| Alto | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Center | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Darrough Chapel | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Shambaugh Siding | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Kokomo | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Hemlock | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| West Middleton | 4.9 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 436762. 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.