BlockRichvalley, Indiana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Noble Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46992. It stands on Carlin Branch. The Survey maps it on the Richvalley quadrangle. It stands 659 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 13 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.
- 1951 USGS Richvalley quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1956 USGS Muncie quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Richvalley quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Wabash quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
42,492 words on this townshipHistory of Wabash County Indiana, published 1914 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Noble Township covers the townsiiii' laid off, first officers, cut down to present akfa, drainage and soiij, indian mill and its ]\lillers, the kint- ners and the creek.
Read the chapter on Noble Township - 42,492 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Richvalley: 3 producers. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mill Creek Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Higley Curve Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kratzer 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pioneer | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Valley Brook | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Sunnymede | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| South Haven | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Wabash | 5.4 miles | 13 | |
| College Corner | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Speicherville | 8.3 miles | 13 | |
| Treaty | 8.4 miles | 13 |
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 Richvalley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7331118 | 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 449717. 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.