BlockFour Corners, Illinois
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Nameoki Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62040. The Survey maps it on the Monks Mound quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 21 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.
- 1888 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:62500
- 1935 USGS Monks Mound quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Monks Mound quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS St Louis quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1998 USGS Monks Mound quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
1,137 words on this townshipHistory of Madison County, Illinois ... With Biographical Sketches .., published 1882 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Nameoki Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Nameoki Township - 1,137 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Four Corners: 2 past producers, 1 producer, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Thorium, Fire Clay (Refractory), Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Madison County Fireclay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | ||
| Madison County Fireclay | Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium | Prospect | ||
| Madison Plant | Thorium | Producer | ||
| Barker Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| City Plant & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Dredge & Mill #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stallings | 0.8 miles | 21 | |
| Moellenbrocks | 0.8 miles | 21 | |
| Pontoon Beach | 1.0 miles | 21 | |
| Maryland Place | 2.0 miles | 21 | |
| Nameoki | 2.9 miles | 28 | |
| Cedar Park | 3.0 miles | 24 | |
| Mitchell | 3.1 miles | 24 | |
| Saint Thomas | 3.7 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 408586. 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.