BlockCountryside, Illinois
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Bristol Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60560. It stands on Blackberry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Yorkville quadrangle.
On record in Countryside
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.
Bristol Congregational Churchlisted 2016 · 0.1 miles away
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.
- 1925 USGS Yorkville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Yorkville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Yorkville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Yorkville quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
76 words on this townshipHistory of Kendall County, Illinois, from the Earliest Discoveries to the Present Time, published 1877 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Bristol Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Bristol Township - 76 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 Countryside: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Co. Hwy. Dept. Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Fox Ridge Stone | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Kendall County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Plano Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yorkville | 1.6 miles | 13 | |
| Bristol | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Lynwood | 3.2 miles | 13 | |
| Fox | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Gates Creek West | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Pavillion | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Blackberry Knoll | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Gates Creek | 4.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1808703. 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.