BlockConwayville, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Kane Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62016. It stands on Link Branch. The Survey maps it on the Boyer Creek 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
6 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.
- 1930 USGS Jerseyville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1933 USGS Jerseyville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Boyer Creek quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Jerseyville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
4,851 words on this townshipHistory of Greene County, Illinois : Its Past and Present, Containing a History of the County ; Its Cities, Towns, Etc. ; a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens ; War Record.., published 1879; Past and Present of Greene County, Illinois, published 1905 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Kane Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Kane Township - 4,851 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 Conwayville (historical): 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrollton City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mid City (historical) | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Old Kane | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Kane | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Jalapa | 4.1 miles | 12 | |
| Carrollton | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Woody | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Kaser | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Hurricane (historical) | 6.2 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1811014. 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.