BlockUniversity Heights, Indiana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Perry Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46227. It stands on Lowman Creek. The Survey maps it on the Maywood quadrangle.
On record in University Heights
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Administration Building, Indiana Central Universitylisted 1984 · 0.2 miles away
Hanna-Ochler-Elder Houselisted 1978 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 17 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.
- 1948 USGS Maywood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Maywood quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Maywood quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Maywood quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
9,757 words on this townshipHistory of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana, published 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Perry Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Perry Township - 9,757 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of University Heights: 6 past producers, 5 producers, 2 occurrences, 1 plant. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fluorine-Fluorite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Tungsten. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mallory Metallurgical/ Indianapolis | Tungsten | Past Producer | ||
| N L Controls/ Beech Grove, Ind. | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Fluorite Occurrence Number 1 | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Fluorite Occurrence Number 1 | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Indianapolis 522 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Kentucky Ave Mine & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Ace Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Eagle Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Unknown | ||
| Indianapolis Haveisen 510 Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Indianapolis Haveisen 510 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rosedale Hills | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Edgewood | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Homecroft | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Perry Manor | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Twin Brooks | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Beech Grove | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Southport | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Ingallston | 3.0 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 445147. 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.