BlockTexas, Indiana
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Center Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47001. It stands on Hogan Creek. The Survey maps it on the Aurora quadrangle.
On record in Texas
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 12 of 13 shown
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Hillforest (Forest Hill)National Historic Landmark · listed 1971 · 0.6 miles away
Veraestaulisted 1973 · 0.5 miles away
First Evangelical United Church of Christlisted 1994 · 0.5 miles away
First Presbyterian Churchlisted 1994 · 0.5 miles away
Levi Stevens Houselisted 1996 · 0.5 miles away
Downtown Aurora Historic Districtlisted 1994 · 0.6 miles away
Aurora City Halllisted 1996 · 0.6 miles away
Aurora Methodist Episcopal Churchlisted 1994 · 0.7 miles away
Dr. George Sutton Medical Office Buildinglisted 1994 · 0.7 miles away
Lewis Hurlbert Sr. Houselisted 1994 · 0.7 miles away
Leive, Parks and Stapp Opera Houselisted 1994 · 0.7 miles away
Aurora Public Librarylisted 1993 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1915 USGS Lawrenceburg quadrangle1:48000
- 1928 USGS Lawrenceburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1932 USGS Lawrenceburg quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1943 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
In the county-history sources
2,243 words on this townshipHistory of Dearborn County Indiana, published 1915 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Center Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Center Township - 2,243 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 Texas: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| D & M Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Laughery Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Petersburg Mine | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aurora | 0.8 miles | 19 | |
| Utah | 0.9 miles | 19 | |
| Westside | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| Cochran | 1.5 miles | 19 | |
| Wilmington | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Lawrenceburg | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Oldtown | 4.1 miles | 16 | |
| Greendale | 4.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 444658. 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.