BlockBristol, Illinois
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1956 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Mason Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62426. The Survey maps it on the Edgewood 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
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1956 USGS Edgewood quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Edgewood quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Olney quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Bristol (historical): 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Wabash Shale Exposure | Clay | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mason | 1.2 miles | 9 | |
| Edgewood | 1.8 miles | 9 | |
| Flemingsburg (historical) | 5.1 miles | 9 | |
| Gilmore | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Hill | 6.1 miles | 9 | |
| Watson | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Heartville | 9.2 miles | 15 | |
| Eberle | 9.5 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1810475. 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.