BlockBulldog Crossing, Illinois
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in South Wheatland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62521. The Survey maps it on the Harristown quadrangle.
On record in Bulldog Crossing
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.
Trobaugh-Good Houselisted 1996 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1954 USGS Niantic quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Harristown quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
2,269 words on this townshipHistory of Macon County, Illinois : with Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers, published 1880 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on South Wheatland Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on South Wheatland Township - 2,269 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Bulldog Crossing: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macon County Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Decatur Dredge No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Decatur Sand & Gravel Dredge No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pit #2 Decatur Hydraulic | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elwin | 2.1 miles | 14 | |
| Boody | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Wyckles Corners | 3.4 miles | 11 | |
| Wyckles | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Decatur | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Turpin | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Longview Place | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Blackland | 5.4 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422514. 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.