BlockRomine Corner, Indiana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Mound Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47932. The Survey maps it on the Covington quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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
- 1958 USGS Covington quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1984 USGS Danville quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Danville quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
1,717 words on this townshipCounties of Warren, Benton, Jasper and Newton, Indiana : Historical and Biographical, published 1883 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Mound Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Mound Township - 1,717 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 Romine Corner: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hunt Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Interstate Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tuggles Gravel 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Olin | 0.5 miles | 11 | |
| Foster | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| State Line | 6.3 miles | 19 | |
| Johnsonville | 6.5 miles | 11 | |
| Marshfield | 7.5 miles | 11 | |
| Old Town | 8.4 miles | 9 | |
| West Lebanon | 9.2 miles | 9 | |
| Sloan | 11.3 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 442270. 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.