BlockGougars, Illinois
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1998. It stands in New Lenox Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60451. The Survey maps it on the Joliet quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 23 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 Joliet quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1923 USGS Joliet quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Joliet quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Joliet quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Joliet quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Joliet quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Joliet quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
922 words on this townshipHistory of Will County Illinois, published 1878 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on New Lenox Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on New Lenox Township - 922 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Gougars: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joliet Quarry & Mill Yard 340 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| National Stone Co Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Swan, Medin & Company Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Western Stone Company Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Will Co. Hwy. Dept. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherry Hill | 0.5 miles | 23 | |
| Thunder Ridge | 0.6 miles | 23 | |
| Coventry Heights | 1.0 miles | 23 | |
| Edgecreek Estates | 1.1 miles | 23 | |
| Chesnut Pointe | 1.4 miles | 23 | |
| Pine Needle | 1.4 miles | 23 | |
| Spring View West | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Ingalls Park | 2.0 miles | 23 |
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 Q122589030 | 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 422748. 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.