BlockHaypress, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Bluffdale Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62016. It stands on Crooked Creek. The Survey maps it on the Kampsville quadrangle.
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.
- 1930 USGS Pearl quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Pearl quadrangle1:62500
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Kampsville quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Jerseyville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
1,854 words on this townshipHistory of Greene County, Illinois : Its Past and Present, Containing a History of the County ; Its Cities, Towns, Etc. ; a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens ; War Record.., published 1879 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Bluffdale Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Bluffdale Township - 1,854 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 Haypress: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walkerville | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Eldred | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Hurricane (historical) | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Columbiana (historical) | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Kaser | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Boyle | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Hillview | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Belltown | 6.9 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422481. 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.