BlockEdison, Illinois
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1891 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Maine Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60068. The Survey maps it on the River Forest quadrangle.
On record in Edison
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Edison Parklisted 2007 · 0.5 miles away
Pickwick Theater Buildinglisted 1975 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1891 USGS Riverside quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Riverside quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Riverside quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Riverside quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1928 USGS River Forest quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS River Forest quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS River Forest quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1980 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS River Forest quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS River Forest quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Edison: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morton Grove City Eng. - Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Niles City Dept of Public Works | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Ridge | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| Niles | 1.8 miles | 19 | |
| Harwood Heights | 2.3 miles | 26 | |
| Norridge | 2.4 miles | 26 | |
| Gladstone | 2.9 miles | 26 | |
| Edgebrook | 3.1 miles | 26 | |
| Colonial Gardens | 3.1 miles | 26 | |
| Rosemont | 3.2 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1826237. 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.