BlockJay City, Indiana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Wabash Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47326. The Survey maps it on the New Corydon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1911 USGS Berne quadrangle1:48000
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS New Corydon quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Lima quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
In the county-history sources
339 words on this townshipHistory of Jay County, Indiana, published 1864 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 - 339 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 Jay City: 2 producers. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Habig Trucking and Excavating | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Karch Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Corydon | 0.5 miles | 13 | |
| Trinity | 1.7 miles | 13 | |
| Westchester | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Bryant | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Noble | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Bloomfield | 7.7 miles | 12 | |
| West Liberty | 8.2 miles | 12 | |
| Antiville | 8.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 436949. 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.