BlockPrather, Indiana
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Utica Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47111. The Survey maps it on the Charlestown quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1905 USGS Prospect quadrangle1:62500
- 1912 USGS Prospect quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1937 USGS Charlestown quadrangle1:24000
- 1950 USGS Charlestown quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Charlestown quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Prather: 6 producers, 3 past producers. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charlestown Quarry | Stone | Producer | ||
| Harmony Landing | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Utica Sand Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Utica Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jeffersonville Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Sellersburg Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Speed Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Speed Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Utica Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Watson | 2.3 miles | 21 | |
| River Ridge | 2.5 miles | 15 | |
| Springville | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Longview Beach | 3.0 miles | 21 | |
| Sellersburg | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Cementville | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| Speed | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Utica | 3.9 miles | 21 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Prather | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q18344178 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 441566. 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.