BlockOld Town, Indiana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Pike Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47991. It stands on Johnson Branch. The Survey maps it on the West Lebanon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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 Danville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS West Lebanon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Danville quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Danville quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
7,923 words on this townshipCounties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana : Historical and Biographical, published 1883 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Pike Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Pike Township - 7,923 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Old Town: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bell Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brown's Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hanging Rock Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Wabash Gravel | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Lebanon | 0.8 miles | 9 | |
| Marshfield | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Williamsport | 5.3 miles | 10 | |
| Five Points | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| Sloan | 5.6 miles | 9 | |
| Johnsonville | 5.7 miles | 11 | |
| Hedrick | 6.3 miles | 9 | |
| Judyville | 6.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 440606. 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.