BlockForest River, Illinois
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1900 and the latest in 1995. It stands in Wheeling Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60056. It stands on McDonald Creek. The Survey maps it on the Arlington Heights quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1900 USGS Highwood quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1927 USGS Arlington Heights quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Arlington Heights quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Racine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Arlington Heights quadrangle1:24000
- 1962 USGS Racine quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Arlington Heights quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Waukegan quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Arlington Heights quadrangle1:24000
- 1995 USGS Arlington Heights quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
68,433 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 Wheeling Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Wheeling Township - 68,433 words.
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 Forest River: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mount Prospect City Eng | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Northbrook City 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Northfield Woods | 1.3 miles | 19 | |
| The Grove | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Mount Prospect | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Indian Ridge | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Prospect Heights | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Brockdale Manor | 2.6 miles | 19 | |
| Stonegate | 2.7 miles | 19 | |
| Highland Woods | 2.9 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422274. 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.