BlockRobertsdale, Indiana
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1997. It stands in North Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46394. The Survey maps it on the Lake Calumet quadrangle.
On record in Robertsdale
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Hoosier Theater Buildinglisted 1987 · 0.7 miles away
Whiting Memorial Community Houselisted 1980 · 0.7 miles away- St. Mary's Byzantine Catholic Parish Campuslisted 2026 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 26 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.
- 1892 USGS Calumet quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Calumet quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Calumet quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Calumet quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1929 USGS Calumet Lake quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Calumet Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Lake Calumet quadrangle1:24000
- 1965 USGS Lake Calumet quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1980 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Lake Calumet quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Lake Calumet quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Robertsdale: 4 plants, 3 producers, 2 past producers, 2 unknowns. 7 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sulfur, Limestone, General, Chromium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Us Steel Lead Smeltr & Refinery | Antimony, Lead | Plant | ||
| East Chicago Plant-U.S. Gypsum Co. | Gypsum-Anhydrite, Perlite | Plant | ||
| Harbison-Walker/ Hammond, Ind. | Chromium | Producer | ||
| J & L Steel/ Indiana Harbor Works | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Natl. Briquette Corp. Plant | Fluorine-Fluorite | Producer | ||
| (Facility) Amoco/ Whiting Refinery | Sulfur | Plant | ||
| City of Calumet - Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| East Chicago Plant-Energy Coop. | Sulfur | Unknown | ||
| Indiana Harbor Limekiln | Limestone, General | Plant | ||
| Marblehead South Chicago Lime Plant | Limestone, General | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whiting | 0.8 miles | 19 | |
| Sheffield Estates | 2.5 miles | 26 | |
| East Chicago | 4.1 miles | 19 | |
| Indiana Harbor | 4.4 miles | 19 | |
| Buffington | 5.4 miles | 19 | |
| Gibson | 5.9 miles | 20 | |
| Clarke Junction | 6.1 miles | 19 | |
| Hessville | 6.5 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 442162. 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.