BlockOak Grove, Indiana
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Point Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47620. It stands on Levy Slough. The Survey maps it on the Wabash Island quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 23 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.
- 1905 USGS New Haven quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS New Haven quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS New Haven quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1953 USGS Wabash Island quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Wabash Island quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Wabash Island quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
1,878 words on this townshipHistory of Posey County, Indiana : from the Earliest Times to the Present, with Biographical Sketches, Reminiscences, Notes, Etc. : Together with an Extended History of the Northwest, the Indiana Territory, and the State of Indiana, published 1886; History of Posey County, Indiana, published 1913 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Point Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Point Township - 1,878 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 Oak Grove: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mcdonald Sand and Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Shawnee High Interest Sand and Gravel Deposit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Occurrence | Sand and Gravel |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hovey | 5.7 miles | 19 | |
| Prairie | 6.2 miles | 19 | |
| Upton | 9.4 miles | 19 | |
| Mount Vernon | 9.4 miles | 19 | |
| Dead Mans Crossing | 10.4 miles | 19 | |
| Erwin | 11.3 miles | 19 | |
| Welborn Switch | 11.8 miles | 11 | |
| Grafton | 12.0 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 440399. 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.