BlockBlackberry Woods, Illinois
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Blackberry Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60554. It stands on Seavey Road Run. The Survey maps it on the Sugar Grove quadrangle.
On record in Blackberry Woods
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- George M. Crego Farmlisted 2022 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1932 USGS Geneva quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Geneva quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Sugar Grove quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Sugar Grove quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
1,749 words on this townshipHistory of Kane County, Ill., published 1908 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Blackberry Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Blackberry Township - 1,749 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Blackberry Woods: 6 past producers, 4 producers, 2 plants. 6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Mound Pit, Site #5 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Elburn Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Elburn Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Feltes Plant No. 7 & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Harker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kane County Hwy. Dept. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kane County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kane Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kaneville Plant & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Kuglee Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nottingham Woods | 1.4 miles | 13 | |
| Willow Creek | 1.8 miles | 13 | |
| Blackberry Acres | 2.6 miles | 13 | |
| Prestbury | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Donny Hill Meadows | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Sugar Grove | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Timbercrest | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Tanner Woods | 3.5 miles | 13 |
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 Q122572337 | 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 2025827. 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.