BlockClaus, Illinois
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60401. The Survey maps it on the Beecher East quadrangle.
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.
- 1949 USGS Crete quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Beecher East quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Beecher East quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Goodenow | 2.1 miles | 17 | |
| Beecher | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Eagle Lake | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Polk | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Faithorn | 4.0 miles | 16 | |
| Crete | 5.3 miles | 17 | |
| Lincolnshire | 6.6 miles | 16 | |
| Plum Valley | 6.8 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422559. 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.