BlockGerman Town, Kentucky
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Louisville East census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40217. The Survey maps it on the Louisville East quadrangle.
On record in German Town
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 12 of 17 shown
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
St. Elizabeth of Hungary Roman Catholic Churchlisted 1982 · 0.2 miles away
Louisville Cotton Mills (Boundary Increase)listed 2016 · 0.4 miles away
Bradford Millslisted 1982 · 0.4 miles away
Louisville Cotton Millslisted 1982 · 0.4 miles away
Falls City Jeans and Woolen Millslisted 1982 · 0.6 miles away
St. Vincent DePaul Church, Rectory, School, St. Ursula Home and Conventlisted 1984 · 0.6 miles away
Hope Worsted Millslisted 1996 · 0.8 miles away
Shelby Park Branch Librarylisted 1980 · 0.8 miles away
Howard-Gettys Houselisted 1978 · 0.8 miles away
St. Therese Roman Catholic Church, School, and Rectorylisted 1975 · 0.8 miles away
George H. Tingley Elementary Schoollisted 1984 · 0.8 miles away
Steam Engine Company No. 20listed 1980 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1907 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:62500
- 1951 USGS Louisville East quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Louisville East quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Louisville East quadrangle1:24000
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Louisville East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Louisville East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1986 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of German Town: 3 past producers, 1 producer, 1 plant, 1 unknown. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Salt, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cargill Salt/ Clarksville, Ind. | Salt | Plant | ||
| Globe Union/ Louisville, Ky. | Lead | Unknown | ||
| Louisville Crushed Stone Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Pilot Co. Pit | Magnesite | Past Producer | ||
| First Street Yard | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Nugent Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Parkway Village | 0.8 miles | 17 | |
| Highlands | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Audubon Park | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Prestonia | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Camp Taylor | 2.3 miles | 17 | |
| Louisville | 2.4 miles | 19 | |
| Cliftons | 2.4 miles | 21 | |
| Wilder Park | 2.5 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 492794. 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.