BlockWest Petersburg, Indiana
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1902 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 47567. It stands on Prides Creek. The Survey maps it on the Petersburg quadrangle.
On record in West Petersburg
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Pike County Courthouselisted 2008 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1902 USGS Ditney quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1903 USGS Petersburg quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Petersburg quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Princeton quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
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 West Petersburg: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pike Co. Hwy. Dept. | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petersburg | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Ashby Yards | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Alford | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Willisville | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Arda | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Bowman | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Bartons Location | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Rumble | 4.6 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 445798. 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.