BlockForney, Kansas
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1896 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Penn Township. It lies in ZIP code area 67473. It stands on Indian Creek. The Survey maps it on the Downs South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 15 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.
- 1896 USGS Osborne quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Downs South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Beloit quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Beloit quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Beloit quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Corinth | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Osborne | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Downs | 7.1 miles | 15 | |
| Bloomington | 9.2 miles | 15 | |
| Portis | 10.9 miles | 12 | |
| Cheyenne Gap (historical) | 13.6 miles | 13 | |
| Covert | 13.8 miles | 13 | |
| Vincent | 16.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 484593. 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.