BlockLocust Grove, Indiana
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Boston Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47374. The Survey maps it on the New Paris quadrangle. It stands 1,109 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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 New Paris quadrangle1:48000
- 1918 USGS New Paris quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS New Paris quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Dayton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
41,763 words on this townshipHistory of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time : with Numerous Biographical and Family Sketches, published 1872; History of Wayne County, Indiana : Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Towns, published 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Boston Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Boston Township - 41,763 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 Locust Grove: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| A and D Excavation Company | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cain's Lake 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boston | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| South Richmond | 2.9 miles | 10 | |
| Greenwood | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Richmond | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Spring Grove Heights | 5.5 miles | 10 | |
| Spring Grove | 5.9 miles | 10 | |
| East Haven | 6.4 miles | 10 | |
| Abington | 6.4 miles | 14 |
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 Q24887644 | 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 438209. 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.