BlockElder Park, Kentucky
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the La Grange census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40031. The Survey maps it on the Crestwood quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1932 USGS La Grange quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Crestwood quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Crestwood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1969 USGS Crestwood quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Crestwood quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
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 Elder Park (historical): 1 unknown, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Crestwood Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Unknown | ||
| Joe Clark Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centerfield | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| Buckner | 2.0 miles | 12 | |
| La Grange | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Glenarm | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Ballardsville | 3.3 miles | 10 | |
| Demplytown | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Park Lake | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Zion (historical) | 4.3 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2742541. 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.