BlockOldtown, Indiana
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Lawrenceburg Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47025. The Survey maps it on the Lawrenceburg quadrangle.
On record in Oldtown
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 4 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Downtown Lawrenceburg Historic Districtlisted 1984 · 0.1 miles away
Hamline Chapel, United Methodist Churchlisted 1982 · 0.2 miles away
Dearborn County Courthouselisted 1981 · 0.3 miles away
Vance-Tousey Houselisted 2000 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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 Lawrenceburg quadrangle1:48000
- 1928 USGS Lawrenceburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1932 USGS Lawrenceburg quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Lawrenceburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Lawrenceburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
In the county-history sources
13,960 words on this townshipHistory of Dearborn County Indiana, published 1915 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Lawrenceburg Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Lawrenceburg Township - 13,960 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 Oldtown: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D & M Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Petersburg Mine | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrenceburg | 0.3 miles | 16 | |
| Greendale | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Hardinsburg | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Homestead | 2.1 miles | 16 | |
| Lawrenceburg Junction | 2.5 miles | 20 | |
| Utah | 3.6 miles | 19 | |
| Westside | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Aurora | 3.9 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 440626. 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.