BlockGreenland, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Loudon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62414. The Survey maps it on the Beecher City 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
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1941 USGS St. Elmo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS St. Elmo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Beecher City quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Effingham quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
2,736 words on this townshipHistory of Fayette 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 Loudon Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Loudon Township - 2,736 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 Greenland (historical): 1 past producer. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winter Stone Co Pit | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holliday | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Wrights Corner | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Magnolia Corner | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Post Oak | 7.8 miles | 13 | |
| Pruett | 9.3 miles | 13 | |
| Sefton | 10.4 miles | 13 | |
| Twin Churches | 10.5 miles | 12 | |
| Saint Elmo | 10.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1773074. 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.