BlockRay, Indiana
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Democrat Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46920. It stands on Robinson Branch. The Survey maps it on the Rossville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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 Danville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Rossville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Lafayette quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
328 words on this townshipHistory of Carroll County Indiana, published 1916 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Democrat Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Democrat Township - 328 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 Ray: 1 past producer, 1 unknown. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barnard Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Skiles Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cutler | 1.5 miles | 9 | |
| Lexington | 2.0 miles | 10 | |
| Adams Mill | 2.0 miles | 9 | |
| Prince William | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Bringhurst | 4.9 miles | 9 | |
| Owasco | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Ockley | 6.2 miles | 9 | |
| Flora | 6.4 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 446704. 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.