BlockCollege Corners, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Grant Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60963. The Survey maps it on the Ambia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1933 USGS Hoopeston quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Hoopeston quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Ambia quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Danville quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Danville quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
30,917 words on this townshipHistory of Vermilion County, Together with Historic Notes on the Northwest, Gleaned from Early Authors, Old Maps and Manuscripts, Private and Official Correspondence, and Other Authentic, Though, for the Most Part, Out-of-the-way Sources, published 1879; History of Vermilion County, Illinois : a Tale of Its Evolution, Settlement, and Progress for Nearly a Century, published 1911 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Grant Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Grant Township - 30,917 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of College Corners: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barrick Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bush Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| National Gravel Co., Inc. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heaton | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Coalton | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Rossville Junction | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Rossville | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Cheneyville | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Village of Alvan (Alvin) | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Barlow Park | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Hoopeston | 6.5 miles | 12 |
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 Q122597936 | 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 406368. 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.