BlockCreekside, Illinois
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Palatine Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60067. The Survey maps it on the Palatine quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 22 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 Barrington quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Barrington quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Palatine quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Barrington quadrangle1:62500
- 1961 USGS Palatine quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Palatine quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Palatine quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
10,882 words on this townshipHistory of Cook County, Illinois. From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, published 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Palatine Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Palatine Township - 10,882 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Creekside: 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meachum Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hoffman Estates City Eng.-Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mount Prospect City Eng | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Palatine City Eng. - Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Rolling Meadows Dept of Public Work | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairfax Village | 0.2 miles | 22 | |
| Winthrop Village | 0.8 miles | 22 | |
| Plum Grove Village | 1.0 miles | 22 | |
| Rolling Meadows | 1.3 miles | 22 | |
| Williamsburg | 1.3 miles | 22 | |
| Palatine | 2.4 miles | 22 | |
| Arlington Heights | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Hoffman Estates | 3.3 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1962215. 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.