BlockBoxtown, Kentucky
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Uniontown census division. It lies in ZIP code area 42461. It stands on Highland Creek. The Survey maps it on the Uniontown quadrangle.
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.
- 1917 USGS Uniontown quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1952 USGS Uniontown quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Uniontown quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Uniontown quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Evansville quadrangle1:100000
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 Boxtown: 1 unknown. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown Brick Works | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uniontown | 0.4 miles | 19 | |
| Robinsville | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Chapman | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Reyburn (historical) | 4.8 miles | 23 | |
| Hitesville | 5.5 miles | 17 | |
| Morganfield | 6.7 miles | 14 | |
| Flournoy | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Saint Vincent | 6.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2743568. 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.