BlockPinhook, Indiana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Center Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47330. It stands on Black Run. The Survey maps it on the Jacksonburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
4 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 Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Jacksonburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS New Castle quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
12,705 words on this townshipHistory of Wayne County, Indiana, from Its First Settlement to the Present Time : with Numerous Biographical and Family Sketches, published 1872; Memoirs of Wayne County and the City of Richmond Indiana, published 1912 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Center Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Center Township - 12,705 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 Pinhook: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cambridge City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hiser | 1.1 miles | 9 | |
| College Corner | 1.7 miles | 9 | |
| Pennville | 2.9 miles | 9 | |
| West Grove | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Centerville | 3.2 miles | 10 | |
| Hoover Mill | 3.4 miles | 9 | |
| Jacksonburg | 3.7 miles | 9 | |
| East Germantown | 4.3 miles | 8 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 441168. 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.