BlockGross Point, Illinois
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1995. It stands in New Trier Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60091. The Survey maps it on the Evanston quadrangle.
On record in Gross Point
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 9 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Gross Point Village Halllisted 1991 · 0.2 miles away
Kenilworth Clublisted 1979 · 0.6 miles away
Oak Circle Historic Districtlisted 2001 · 0.8 miles away
James B. Irving Houselisted 2021 · 0.8 miles away
Hiram Baldwin Houselisted 1983 · 0.9 miles away
Chicago and Northwestern Depotlisted 1975 · 0.9 miles away
George W. Maher Houselisted 1979 · 0.9 miles away
Orth Houselisted 1976 · 0.9 miles away- Wilmette Village Center Historic Districtlisted 2023 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 21 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.
- 1899 USGS Evanston quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1928 USGS Evanston quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Evanston quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Racine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Racine quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Evanston quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1980 USGS Waukegan quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Evanston quadrangle1:24000
- 1995 USGS Evanston quadrangle1:24000
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 Gross Point: 5 past producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evanston City Eng | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Glencoe City Engr. - Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Morton Grove City Eng. - Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wilmette City Eng. - Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Winnetka City Eng. - Own Crews | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilmette | 0.5 miles | 21 | |
| Kenilworth | 0.5 miles | 21 | |
| North Evanston | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Winnetka | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Lake View | 2.5 miles | 21 | |
| Hubbard Woods | 2.7 miles | 21 | |
| Evanston | 3.1 miles | 21 | |
| Skokie | 3.2 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 409528. 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.