BlockApplegate, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Petty Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62417. It stands on Eagle Branch. The Survey maps it on the Chauncey quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1910 USGS Hardinville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Chauncey quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
9,117 words on this townshipCombined History of Edwards, Lawrence and Wabash Counties, Illinois. With Illustrations ... and Biographical Sketches of Some of Their Prominent Men and Pioneers, published 1883 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Petty Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Petty Township - 9,117 words.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petrolia | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Westport | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Charlottsville (historical) | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Chauncey | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Sumner | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Bridgeport | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Pinkstaff | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Birds | 7.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422411. 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.