BlockLawrenceburg Junction, Indiana
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Lawrenceburg Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47025. It lies near Possum Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Hooven quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1915 USGS Lawrenceburg quadrangle1:48000
- 1928 USGS Lawrenceburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1932 USGS Lawrenceburg quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Hooven quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Hooven quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Hooven quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1992 USGS Hooven quadrangle1:24000
- 1996 USGS Hooven quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
13,960 words on this townshipHistory of Dearborn County Indiana, published 1915 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Lawrenceburg Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Lawrenceburg Township - 13,960 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Lawrenceburg Junction: 5 past producers, 2 producers. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D & M Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Eaton Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Eaton Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hooven Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary | |
| Hoover Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Petersburg Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Queen City Gravel Pit Number 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | Sedimentary |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hardinsburg | 0.7 miles | 16 | |
| Homestead | 0.7 miles | 16 | |
| Greendale | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Hidden Valley | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Oldtown | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Lawrenceburg | 2.8 miles | 16 | |
| Guilford | 4.5 miles | 17 | |
| Kirschs Corner | 5.0 miles | 19 |
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 Q18154305 | 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 437675. 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.