BlockComer, Illinois
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Bird Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62626. The Survey maps it on the Carlinville West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1923 USGS Carlinville quadrangle1:48000
- 1925 USGS Carlinville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1931 USGS Carlinville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Carlinville West quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Litchfield quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Carlinville West quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
479 words on this townshipHistory of Macoupin County, Illinois : Biographical and Pictorial, published 1911 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Bird Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Bird Township - 479 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Comer: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macoupin County Pit | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enos | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Reader | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Carlinville | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Hettick | 5.5 miles | 11 | |
| Macoupin | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Chesterfield | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Hagaman | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Anderson | 7.5 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422572. 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.