BlockGalt, Illinois
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Hopkins Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61081. It stands on Spring Creek. The Survey maps it on the Como quadrangle. 193 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 640 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1934 USGS Morrison quadrangle1:62500
- 1934 USGS Morrison quadrangle1:48000
- 1940 USGS Morrison quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Como quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Dixon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
6,659 words on this townshipPortrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside County, Illinois : Containing Full-page Portraits and Biographies of All the Governors of Illinois, and of the Presidents of the United States, published 1885; History of Whiteside County, Illinois from Its Earliest Settlement to 1908 : Illustrated, with Biographical Sketches of Some Prominent Citizens of the County, published 1908 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Hopkins Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Hopkins Township - 6,659 words.
Fires near this place
3 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Galt between 2018 and 2019, burning about 2 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 18-369 |
| 18 May 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 18-414 |
| 9 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 19-322 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Galt: 6 past producers, 2 plants, 1 producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Emerson Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| L. Deets Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Como Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mccue Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Nelson Sand & Gravel Pit #2 & | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Propheter Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Propheter Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rock Falls Pit and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Whiteside Blacktop Company 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grimes Addition | 0.9 miles | 12 | |
| Emerson | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| Douglas Park | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| Como | 1.6 miles | 11 | |
| Agnew | 2.0 miles | 11 | |
| Sterling | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Rock Falls | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Yeoward Addition | 5.8 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 Galt | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q268454 | 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 408859. 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.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
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.