BlockUniversity Park of Mankato, Minnesota
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Mankato City. It lies in ZIP code area 56001. The Survey maps it on the Mankato East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1950 USGS Mankato East quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1951 USGS Mankato East quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Saint Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS St. Paul quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Mankato East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Faribault quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
13,615 words on this townshipHistory of Blue Earth County and Biographies of Its Leading Citizens, published 1901 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Mankato City covers the township.
Read the chapter on Mankato City - 13,615 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of University Park of Mankato: 8 producers, 3 occurrences. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Earth County Sand Bed | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Blue Earth County Clay Deposit No 1 | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Blue Earth County Clay Deposit No 2 | Clay | Occurrence | ||
| Guaranteed Gravel & Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hanel Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mankato Stone Center | Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Vetter Main Quarry & Mill | Limestone, Dimension | Producer | ||
| Lundin 8th Ave Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lundin Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mankago Aglime 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mankato | 1.7 miles | 14 | |
| Belle Haven | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Skyline | 2.4 miles | 13 | |
| LeHillier | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Knollwood Park | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Benning | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Rapidan | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Eagle Lake | 5.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2051476. 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.