BlockEast Garfield Park, Illinois
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Chicago City. It lies in ZIP code area 60612. The Survey maps it on the Chicago Loop quadrangle.
On record in East Garfield Park
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 8 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Sears, Roebuck and Company ComplexNational Historic Landmark · listed 1978 · 0.9 miles away
Patrick J. King Houselisted 1983 · 0.3 miles away
Chicago Telephone Company Kedzie Exchangelisted 2001 · 0.4 miles away
Lindemann and Hoverson Company Showroom and Warehouselisted 2008 · 0.6 miles away
Lucy Flower Technical High School for Girlslisted 2017 · 0.8 miles away
Garfield Parklisted 1993 · 0.8 miles away
Midwest Athletic Clublisted 1984 · 0.9 miles away- 2678 W. Washington Boulevardlisted 2024 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 24 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.
- 1889 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:62500
- 1891 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1929 USGS Chicago Loop quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Chicago Loop quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Chicago Loop quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Chicago Loop quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Chicago Loop quadrangle1:24000
What happened here
An account from the chapter on Chicago city. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.
Index To Content
Chapter I. - First Settler of Chicago, 5. Various Appellations of Chicago. .Garies' River, 6. The Main River Bed Changed. .Chicago in Virginia. .Treaty of Greenville. . Original Site of Chicago. .Illinois in Indiana Territory. .Fort Dearborn Established. .First Commandants of the Fort. .Massacre of 1S12, 7. Captain John and Lieutenant Wm.
In the county-history sources
902,150 words on this townshipPolitics and Politicians of Chicago, Cook County, and Illinois : Memorial Volume, 1787-1887; a Complete Record of Municipal, County, State and National Politics from the Earliest Period to the Present Time, published 1887; ... History of Chicago, Illinois, published 1895; Historical Review of Chicago and Cook County and Selected Biography. A.N. Waterman ... Ed. and Author of Historical Review, published 1908 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Chicago City covers the township.
Read the chapter on Chicago City - 902,150 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of East Garfield Park: 5 past producers, 3 producers, 2 plants. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum, Zinc, Ruthenium, Gold, Iridium, Palladium, Platinum, Silver, Gallium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Simmons Precious Metals Refinery | Ruthenium, Gold, Iridium, Palladium, Platinum, Silver, Gallium | Plant | ||
| Apex Intl Alloys-Chicago Plant | Aluminum, Zinc | Plant | ||
| Superior Graphite,Chicago Plant | Graphite | Producer | ||
| Us Steel Chicago Plant--South Works | Iron | Producer | ||
| Chicago Union Lime Works Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| City of Chicago Eng. - Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cook County Highway Dept.-Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Grand and Campbell Ave Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lyons Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Stearns Lime and Stone Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Garfield Park in 5 storm reports between 2020 and 2025: 3 flood, 1 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | Flood | East Garfield Park | - | One car had to be pulled out of a flooded viaduct along Sacramento Blvd. |
| January 2025 | Flood | East Garfield Park | - | A photo shared via social media shows flooding beneath an overpass near Fulton St and Talman Ave in Chicago's Garfield Park neighborhood. |
| July 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | East Garfield Park | - | A tornado with estimated peak winds of 95 mph touched down just south of Interstate 290 near Francisco Avenue and moved east, until it turned northeast and crossed Interstate 290 between Damen Avenue and Ashland Avenue. Tree damage occurred along the path of the tornado. Minor roof damage occurred to a building on Flournoy Street. More extensive tree damage including healthy trees uprooted occurred near Rush and Stroger Hospitals. After crossing Interstate 290, the tornado turned east near Skinner Park where the most significant damage occurred. Numerous large healthy trees were uprooted, one falling on a fence. Roof damage occurred to a building in Skinner Park and the Chicago Police Academy building sustained minor fascia damage. The tornado was likely at peak intensity in this area. The tornado continued producing tree damage, crossed Interstate 90/94 and then ended before reaching the Chicago River. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | East Garfield Park | - | Cars were stalled in flood waters near Ogden Avenue and Western Avenue. |
| October 2020 | Flood | East Garfield Park | - | Cars were stalled due to flooding near Western Avenue and 13th Street. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maplewood Courts | 0.7 miles | 24 | |
| Lombard Tree | 1.1 miles | 24 | |
| Claremont Cottages | 1.3 miles | 26 | |
| West Garfield Park | 1.4 miles | 24 | |
| Central Park | 1.5 miles | 24 | |
| North Lawndale | 1.7 miles | 26 | |
| West Town | 1.7 miles | 24 | |
| Humboldt Park | 1.8 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1772861. 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.