BlockCobbs Service Station, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1991. It stands in the Keene census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40356. The Survey maps it on the Nicholasville 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 Cobbs Service Station
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 3 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Barkley Houselisted 1984 · 0.2 miles away
- Isaac Barkley Houselisted 1984 · 0.7 miles away
- Grant Knight Houselisted 1984 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1905 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:125000, 3 printings
- 1952 USGS Nicholasville quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Nicholasville quadrangle1:24000
- 1960 USGS Winchester quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Nicholasville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Harrodsburg quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Cobbs Service Station (historical): 1 producer, 1 plant. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Quarry Company | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc | Producer | ||
| Miss Kate | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lexington Park (historical) | 0.7 miles | 15 | |
| Wilmore Park (historical) | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Nealton | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Jessamine | 2.2 miles | 15 | |
| Keene | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Dixon Town | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Oakdale (historical) | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Nicholasville | 3.1 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2558023. 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.