BlockDolton, Illinois
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Thornton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60419. The Survey maps it on the Lake Calumet quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 26 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.
- 1892 USGS Calumet quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Calumet quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Calumet quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Calumet quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1929 USGS Calumet Lake quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Calumet Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Lake Calumet quadrangle1:24000
- 1965 USGS Lake Calumet quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1980 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Lake Calumet quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Lake Calumet quadrangle1:24000
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 Dolton: 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| City of Calumet - Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Thornton Underground Mine No. 2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Yard No. 22 Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Yard R Clay Pit | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dolton in 3 storm reports between 2006 and 2026: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dolton | $25,000 | A 50 foot tall tree was blown down onto a garage, which was destroyed. The tree also brought down power lines. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dolton | - | Trees were blown down. |
| March 2026 | Flash Flood | Dolton | - | Street, yard and basement flooding was reported in Dolton. A long stretch of 144th Street near Indiana Avenue was flooded. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altgeld Gardens | 1.1 miles | 26 | |
| Berger | 1.3 miles | 27 | |
| Philip Murray Homes | 1.4 miles | 26 | |
| North Harvey | 1.8 miles | 25 | |
| Greenwood | 2.0 miles | 27 | |
| Riverdale | 2.0 miles | 26 | |
| Phoenix | 2.4 miles | 25 | |
| South Holland | 2.6 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 407295. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.