BlockTamarack Grange, Indiana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Penn Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46544. The Survey maps it on the Wyatt quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 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 Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Wyatt quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS South Bend quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1992 USGS Wyatt quadrangle1:24000
What happened here
An account from the chapter on Penn township. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.
History Of St. Joskph County. S25
Philip Manchester, sec. 4; was l)orn in Washington county, Penn., iSej)!. 28, ISOS, and is a son of Benjamin and Agnes (Doddridge) Manchester, the former a native of Rhode Island, and the latter of Pennsylvania. Mrs. M's brothers and sisters were captured by the Indians during the troubles early in this century.
In the county-history sources
25,242 words on this townshipHistory of St. Joseph County, Indiana :, published 1880 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Penn Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Penn Township - 25,242 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 Tamarack Grange: 2 producers. All of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bendix Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dry Island Pit and Mill | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hi-View Addition | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Woodland | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Mishawaka | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Wyatt | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Miami Trails Addition | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Crest Manor Addition | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Orchard Heights Addition | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Osceola | 5.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 452816. 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.