BlockShady Banks, Indiana
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Van Buren Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46542. The Survey maps it on the Milford quadrangle. It stands 833 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Milford quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Milford quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
1,256 words on this townshipBiographical and Historical Reocrd of Kosciusko County, published 1887 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Van Buren Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Van Buren Township - 1,256 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Shady Banks: 3 producers, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goshen Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kosciusko County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Leesburg Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Zimmerman 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Milford | 1.5 miles | 13 | |
| Milford Junction | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Redmon Park | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Musquabuck Park | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| DeFries Landing | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Quaker Haven Park | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Leesburg | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Wawasee Village | 4.6 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.
| Wikidata item Q14688809 | 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 443244. 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.