BlockTurkey Track, Indiana
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Baker Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46151. It stands on Gose Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hindustan quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 21 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.
- 1942 USGS Franklin quadrangle1:125000
- 1948 USGS Hindustan quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Hindustan quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1986 USGS Bloomington quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1998 USGS Hindustan quadrangle1:24000
What happened here
An account from the chapter on Baker township. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.
News Of The Assassination Of Lincoln
One week later, while the people were yet rejoicing, the news came that Lincoln had been assassinated at Ford's Theater. So horrible was the sensation produced that people at first refused to believe it, and waited anxiously for details. When the dreadful truth became confirmed on the 16th, the deepest gloom of horror and despair seized every heart.
In the county-history sources
73,320 words on this townshipCounties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical, published 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Baker Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Baker Township - 73,320 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 Turkey Track: 1 past producer, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Martinsville Aggregate Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Morgan County Plant | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Prather | 2.8 miles | 18 | |
| Maxwell | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Browns Crossing | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Hyndsdale | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Potato Mound | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Paragon | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Champlin Meadows | 4.9 miles | 18 | |
| McDaniel | 5.0 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 444986. 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.