BlockNorthwood, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Bloomfield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46761. The Survey maps it on the Lagrange quadrangle.
On record in Northwood
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
La Grange County Courthouselisted 1980 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1947 USGS Lagrange quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Lagrange quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Elkhart quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Lagrange quadrangle1:24000
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 Northwood: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lagrange Co. Hwy. Dept. | Stone | Producer | ||
| Lambright 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodland Hills | 0.9 miles | 14 | |
| Lagrange | 0.9 miles | 14 | |
| Ontario | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| River Oaks | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Valentine | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Plato | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Seyberts | 5.8 miles | 9 | |
| Twin Lakes | 5.9 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 451934. 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.