BlockGreenridge, Illinois
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Nilwood Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62640. The Survey maps it on the Virden South quadrangle.
On record in Greenridge
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Route 66, Girard to Nilwoodlisted 2002 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1923 USGS Carlinville quadrangle1:48000
- 1925 USGS Carlinville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1931 USGS Carlinville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Virden South quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Litchfield quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Virden South quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
1,043 words on this townshipHistory of Macoupin County, Illinois : Biographical and Pictorial, published 1911 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Nilwood Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Nilwood Township - 1,043 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Greenridge: 3 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Vermiculite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Shelbyville Shale Exposure | Clay | Prospect | ||
| I. V. Quarry | Vermiculite | Past Producer | ||
| I. V. Quarry | Vermiculite | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422758. 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.