BlockGates Creek West, Illinois
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Bristol Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60543. The Survey maps it on the Yorkville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1925 USGS Yorkville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Yorkville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Yorkville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Yorkville quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
76 words on this townshipHistory of Kendall County, Illinois, from the Earliest Discoveries to the Present Time, published 1877 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Bristol Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Bristol Township - 76 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Gates Creek West: 4 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Co. Hwy. Dept. Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Unamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Feltes Pit No. 6 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fox Ridge Stone | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fox Valley Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hafrenrichter Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kendall County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynwood | 0.7 miles | 13 | |
| Gates Creek | 0.8 miles | 14 | |
| Estates Of Fox Chase | 0.8 miles | 14 | |
| Blackberry Knoll | 0.9 miles | 13 | |
| Oswego Village Square | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| River Run | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Park Place | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Fox Chase | 1.4 miles | 14 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122559492 | 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 2778314. 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.