BlockColony, Kentucky
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Lexington-Fayette Central census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40504. It stands on Vaughns Branch. The Survey maps it on the Lexington West quadrangle.
On record in Colony
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Hal Price Headley Sr. Houselisted 2010 · 0.0 miles away
Allen, James Houselisted 1982 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1906 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:62500
- 1908 USGS Georgetown quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Lexington West quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Lexington West quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Lexington West quadrangle1:24000
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Lexington West quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1986 USGS Lexington 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 Colony: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Tungsten. 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 Underground No. 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Semicon Assoc./ Lexington, Ky. | Tungsten | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paynes | 0.5 miles | 15 | |
| Holiday Hills | 0.6 miles | 15 | |
| Beaumont Park | 0.8 miles | 15 | |
| Gardenside | 1.1 miles | 15 | |
| Cardinal Valley | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Garden Springs | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Cardinal Hill | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Van Meter | 1.5 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 489880. 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.