BlockWrights Ridge, Kentucky
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1990. It stands in the Prestonville census division. It lies in ZIP code area 40045. It stands on Wrights Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Madison East 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
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1953 USGS Madison East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Louisville quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Madison East quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1986 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Madison quadrangle1:100000
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 Wrights Ridge (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Milton Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kings Ridge | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| Notch Lick (historical) | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| Locust | 1.9 miles | 11 | |
| Mound Hill (historical) | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| Little Kentucky (historical) | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Fairview (historical) | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Prestonville | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Carrollton | 4.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2742168. 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.