BlockWalnut Corners, Indiana
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Columbia Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46725. It stands on Blue River. The Survey maps it on the Columbia City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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 Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Columbia City quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1965 USGS Columbia City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
- 1994 USGS Fort Wayne quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
81,095 words on this townshipHistory of Whitley County, Indiana, published 1907 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Columbia Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Columbia Township - 81,095 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Walnut Corners: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whitley County Hwy. Dept. | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia City | 1.7 miles | 11 | |
| Peabody | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Briggs | 3.5 miles | 11 | |
| Five Points | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Raber | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Coesse Corners | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Coesse | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Washington Center | 5.9 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 445408. 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.