BlockGriffin, Illinois
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Wabash Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62441. The Survey maps it on the Marshall quadrangle. It stands 581 feet above sea level. 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
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1932 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:62500
- 1937 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Marshall quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Terre Haute quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
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 Griffin (historical): 3 producers, 1 prospect, 1 past producer. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Beacon Shale Exposure | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Clark County Pit 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Clark County Pit 3 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Geisert Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McKeen | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Livingston | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Golf Lakes | 3.1 miles | 15 | |
| Dennison | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Weaver | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Fox Run | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Marshall | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Castle Fin | 4.5 miles | 15 |
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 Griffin (historical) | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5608769 | 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 1785484. 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.