BlockWellington, Indiana
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1948 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46220. It stands on Dry Run (historical). The Survey maps it on the Indianapolis West quadrangle.
On record in Wellington
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 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Broad Ripple Firehouse-Indianapolis Fire Department Station 32listed 2011 · 0.1 miles away
Forest Hills Historic Districtlisted 1983 · 0.9 miles away
Joseph J. Bingham Indianapolis Public Schoo. #84listed 2004 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1948 USGS Indianapolis West 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 Indianapolis West quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1967 USGS Indianapolis West quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1986 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Indianapolis West quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
15,135 words on this townshipHistory of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana, published 1884 names this settlement in its chapter on Washington Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
There are no manufactories in Washington township, nor any very important towns or villages. Broad Ripple and Wellington villages, on White River, in the central part of the township, are the most important. Malott Park, Millersville, and Allisonville are villages in the eastern and southeastern part of the township. Mapleton is on the south line, adjoining Centre township, part of the village being in Centre.
Passage source: History of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana, published 1884.
Dr. Harvey Kerr, the first physician, was there from 1851 to 1880. The present physician is Dr. R. C. Light. The first postmaster was William Earl, who took charge of it about 1850 for a time, and it went to Wellington, and afterwards returned to Broad Ripple, when William Earl again kept it for a short time. The office is now called Broad Ripple, but is kept in Wellington.
Passage source: History of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana, published 1884.
Wellington village is situated on White River, seven miles north of Indianapolis, on the opposite bank of the old Wabash and Erie Canal from Broad Ripple. It was laid out into thirty two lots by James A. Nelson and Adam R. Nelson on May 17, 1837, and so named in honor of the Duke of Wellington. A part of the original town has gone back into farming lands, yet it is something of a village. It contains one store, a blacksmith-shop, a post-oflSce, called Broad Ripple, an Odd-Fellows' lodge, and a Union Church ; also the township graded school. The present population is one hundred and eight.
Passage source: History of Indianapolis and Marion County, Indiana, published 1884.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Washington Township - it names this place 1 more 1 time.
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Wellington: 2 past producers, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eighty-Sixth Street Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Standard Materials Corp S&G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| U. S. Allied Aggregates, Inc. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shore Acres | 0.5 miles | 17 | |
| Broad Ripple | 0.8 miles | 19 | |
| North Crows Nest | 1.1 miles | 19 | |
| Dawnbury | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Spring Mill Estates | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Ravenswood | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Creekwood | 1.4 miles | 19 | |
| Meridian Hills | 1.5 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 448350. 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.