BlockAlmora Heights, Illinois
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Elgin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60124. The Survey maps it on the Elgin quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1925 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1940 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:62500
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Almora Heights: 5 past producers, 2 plants, 1 producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin City Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Fox River Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Elgin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hammond Plant & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hammonds Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Schuetz Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| South Elgin Plant & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Van Acker Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Highland Acres | 0.5 miles | 20 | |
| Hidden Hill | 0.7 miles | 20 | |
| Williamsburg Green | 0.9 miles | 20 | |
| Weldwood Oaks | 1.0 miles | 20 | |
| Almora | 1.3 miles | 20 | |
| Highland Haven | 1.4 miles | 20 | |
| Illinois Park | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Udina | 1.7 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122549749 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1816202. 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.