BlockVan Nuys, Indiana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Henry Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47362. It stands on Colony Creek. The Survey maps it on the New Castle East quadrangle. It stands 994 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1950 USGS New Castle East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS New Castle East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS New Castle quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
774 words on this townshipHenry County; Past and Present: a Brief History of the County from 1821 to 1871, published 1871 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Henry Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Henry Township - 774 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 Van Nuys: 2 past producers. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mt. Summit Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| New Castle Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hillsboro | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Foley | 1.3 miles | 11 | |
| Fayne Siding | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| New Castle | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Belmont | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Messick | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Mount Summit | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Ashland | 3.5 miles | 11 |
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 Q7913553 | 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 445215. 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.