BlockWiser, Indiana
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Madison Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46113. It stands on Gander Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mooresville East quadrangle. It stands 774 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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 Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1955 USGS Mooresville East quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mooresville East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
1,994 words on this townshipCounties of Morgan, Monroe, and Brown, Indiana. Historical and Biographical, published 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Madison Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Madison Township - 1,994 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Wiser: 9 producers, 1 past producer. 9 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen Shale Prdts Brick Plnt/Brooklyn | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Producer | ||
| Central Aggregates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Central Aggregates Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hill #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hoosier Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hoosier Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hopkins Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Port Royal | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Port Royal Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Waverly Sand & Gravel | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Miller | 0.8 miles | 14 | |
| Fox Hill | 1.0 miles | 14 | |
| Landersdale | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| Crestview Heights | 2.2 miles | 14 | |
| Young | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Five Points | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Ridgewood | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Bluffs | 3.7 miles | 14 |
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 Q8027515 | 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 446210. 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.