BlockGordon, Illinois
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Robinson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62454. The Survey maps it on the Hutsonville quadrangle. It stands 486 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Hutsonville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Hutsonville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Terre Haute quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
1,391 words on this townshipILLINOIS HISTORICAL CRAWFORD COUNTY, published 1909 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Robinson Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Robinson Township - 1,391 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 Gordon: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lawrence Gravel #2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Robinson City Eng. Pit | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Robinson | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Duncanville | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Trimble | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Palestine | 3.8 miles | 20 | |
| New Hebron | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Morea | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Hutsonville | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Flat Rock | 7.4 miles | 13 |
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 Gordon | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5584746 | 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 409195. 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.