BlockRussell Cave, Kentucky
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1986. It stands in the Lexington-Fayette Northwest census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40511. The Survey maps it on the Lexington East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1927 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:48000
- 1929 USGS Lexington quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Lexington East quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Lexington East quadrangle1:24000
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Lexington East quadrangle1:24000
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Lexington East quadrangle1:24000, 6 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 Russell Cave: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Craig Vein | Barium-Barite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Barite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Georgetown Road 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mattoxtown | 0.6 miles | 11 | |
| Elmendorf | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Kingston | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Thoroughbred Acres | 3.0 miles | 16 | |
| Radcliffe | 3.4 miles | 16 | |
| Muir | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Bryan Station | 3.6 miles | 16 | |
| Pinehurst | 3.7 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 516984. 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.