BlockAmsterdam, Kentucky
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Covington census division. It lies in ZIP code area 41011. The Survey maps it on the Covington quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Amsterdam
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 4 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Lewisburg Historic Districtlisted 1993 · 0.8 miles away
Fort Mitchell Heights Historic Districtlisted 1989 · 1.0 miles away- Park Hills Historic Districtlisted 2008 · 0.2 miles away
- Battery Bates and Battery Coombslisted 2018 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1914 USGS West Cincinnati quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1950 USGS Covington quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Covington quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Covington quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Covington quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Cincinnati quadrangle1:100000, 3 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 Amsterdam (historical): 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Tin, Lead, Antimony. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avril Co/ Cincinnati, Ohio | Tin, Lead, Antimony | Unknown |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Hills | 0.2 miles | 18 | |
| Lookout Heights | 0.5 miles | 18 | |
| Kenton Hills | 0.9 miles | 18 | |
| Fort Mitchell | 1.0 miles | 18 | |
| West Covington | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| West Covington (historical) | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Fort Wright | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Bromley | 1.5 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2557872. 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.