BlockPleasant Acres, Indiana
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46240. It stands on Howe Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fishers quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 19 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.
- 1952 USGS Fishers quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Fishers quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Fishers quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1986 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Fishers quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
15,135 words on this townshipHistory of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana, published 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Washington Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Washington Township - 15,135 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Pleasant Acres: 4 producers, 3 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Indianapolis 521 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Carmel 512 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Eighty-Sixth Street Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Indianapolis 513 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Standard Materials Corp S&G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| U. S. Aggregates, Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| U. S. Allied Aggregates, Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glendale Heights | 0.6 miles | 19 | |
| Mayflower Meadows | 1.1 miles | 19 | |
| Creekwood | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Ravenswood | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Allisonville | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Ivy Hills | 1.7 miles | 19 | |
| Dawnbury | 1.8 miles | 17 | |
| Driftwood Hills | 2.1 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 441233. 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.