BlockGriffytown, Kentucky
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the East Jefferson census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40223. The Survey maps it on the Anchorage quadrangle.
On record in Griffytown
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 31 shown
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Anchorage, Thelisted 1980 · 0.4 miles away
Hillcrestlisted 1980 · 0.5 miles away
Nock House (Boundary Increase)listed 1989 · 0.6 miles away
Head Houselisted 1974 · 0.6 miles away
Bank of Middletownlisted 1983 · 0.6 miles away
Beynroth Houselisted 1984 · 0.6 miles away
Middletown Innlisted 1984 · 0.6 miles away
Robert May Houselisted 1983 · 0.7 miles away
Middletown United Methodist Churchlisted 1980 · 0.7 miles away
Eustace Williams Houselisted 1983 · 0.7 miles away
Forrester Houselisted 1984 · 0.7 miles away
Davis Tavernlisted 1983 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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 Prospect quadrangle1:62500
- 1912 USGS Prospect quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Anchorage quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Anchorage quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1960 USGS Anchorage quadrangle1:24000
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Anchorage quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Anchorage quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
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 Griffytown: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avoca Quarry | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Middletown | 0.7 miles | 17 | |
| Douglas Hills East | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Sycamore | 0.9 miles | 17 | |
| Anchorage | 1.1 miles | 16 | |
| Douglass Hills | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Blue Ridge Manor | 1.2 miles | 17 | |
| Lakeland | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Woodland Hills | 1.4 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 493395. 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.