BlockHarper, Illinois
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Phillips Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62827. The Survey maps it on the Crossville 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 9 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.
- 1940 USGS Carmi quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Carmi quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Crossville quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:100000
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 Harper (historical): 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aulvin Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crossville | 2.0 miles | 9 | |
| Calvin | 2.1 miles | 9 | |
| Phillipstown | 3.1 miles | 9 | |
| Garnerville | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Centerville | 6.7 miles | 9 | |
| Epworth | 8.5 miles | 11 | |
| Brownsport (historical) | 8.8 miles | 11 | |
| Carmi | 8.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1823968. 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.