BlockNorth Anderson, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Lafayette Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46012. It stands on Shady Run. The Survey maps it on the Anderson North quadrangle. It stands 879 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 surveys from 14 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 Muncie quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Anderson North quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1986 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
In the county-history sources
469 words on this townshipHistory of Madison County, Indiana, from 1820 to 1874 : Giving a General Review of Principal Events, Statistical and Historical Items, Derived from Official Sources, published 1874 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Lafayette Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Lafayette Township - 469 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 North Anderson: 4 producers, 3 past producers. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alexander & Sons | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Anderson Pit & Mill No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Anderson Pit-Abc Sand & Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Anderson Pit-Aggregates of Anderson | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Anderson Pit-Irving Materials, Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Chesterfield Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rose Hill Gravel Co., Inc. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Country Club Heights | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Forest Hills | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Woodlawn Heights | 1.4 miles | 14 | |
| Grandview | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Hillcrest | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Anderson | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Eastern Heights | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Extension Heights | 2.3 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.
| Wikipedia article on North Anderson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q38249625 | 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 440209. 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.