BlockPinch, Indiana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Stoney Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47340. It stands on Poplar Run. The Survey maps it on the Modoc quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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 Modoc quadrangle1:24000
- 1969 USGS Modoc quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
In the county-history sources
857 words on this townshipPast and Present of Randolph County, Indiana : with Biographical Sketches of Representative Citizens and Genealogical Records of Many of the Old Families, published 1914 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Stoney Creek Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Stoney Creek Township - 857 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Pinch: 1 producer. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| H & S Materials 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scott Corner | 1.4 miles | 11 | |
| Unionport | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Buena Vista | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Modoc | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Georgetown | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Huntsville | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Windsor | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Maxville | 5.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 441146. 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.