BlockEmbarrass, Illinois
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Ashmore Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61912. It stands on Polecat Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ashmore quadrangle. It stands 659 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1936 USGS Oakland quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1936 USGS Oakland quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Oakland quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Ashmore quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Ashmore quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
2,495 words on this townshipThe History of Coles County, Illinois ... Map of Coles County; History of Illinois ... History of Northwest ... Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, &c., &c, published 1879 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Ashmore Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Ashmore Township - 2,495 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Embarrass: 5 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charleston Pit & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Hood & Son S&G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pinnell Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Charleston City Eng | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Charleston Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Coles Cty Hwy Dept | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lang Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ashmore | 3.8 miles | 16 | |
| Charleston | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Bushton | 5.8 miles | 16 | |
| Fairgrange | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| Rardin | 6.0 miles | 16 | |
| Hutton | 7.2 miles | 12 | |
| Loxa | 9.4 miles | 14 | |
| Diona | 10.0 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Embarrass | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5369492 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422668. 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.