BlockFreedom Centre, Illinois
25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Freedom Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60518. The Survey maps it on the Prairie Center quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 25 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.
- 1892 USGS Ottawa quadrangle1:62500, 9 printings
- 1915 USGS Ottawa quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1946 USGS Ottawa quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Prairie Center quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ottawa quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Ottawa quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
2,052 words on this townshipHistory of LaSalle County, Illinois : Its Topography, Geology, Botany, Natural History, History of the Mound Builders, Indian Tribes, French Explorations, and a Sketch of the Pioneer Settlers of Each Town to 1840, with an Appendix, Giving the Present Status of the County, Its Population, Resources, Manufactures and Institutions, published 1877 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Freedom Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Freedom Township - 2,052 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Freedom Centre (historical): 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wiley Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harding | 2.7 miles | 9 | |
| Prairie Center | 3.1 miles | 25 | |
| Munson (historical) | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| Baker | 6.1 miles | 9 | |
| Wedron | 6.6 miles | 26 | |
| Blakes | 7.0 miles | 26 | |
| Sulphur Springs | 7.2 miles | 26 | |
| Triumph | 7.6 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1816056. 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.