BlockHegewisch, Illinois
26 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Chicago City. It lies in ZIP code area 60633. It stands on Grand Calumet River. The Survey maps it on the Lake Calumet quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 26 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.
- 1892 USGS Calumet quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Calumet quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Calumet quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Calumet quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1929 USGS Calumet Lake quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Calumet Lake quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Lake Calumet quadrangle1:24000
- 1965 USGS Lake Calumet quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1980 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Lake Calumet quadrangle1:24000
- 1997 USGS Lake Calumet quadrangle1:24000
What happened here
An account from the chapter on Chicago city. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.
Index To Content
Chapter I. - First Settler of Chicago, 5. Various Appellations of Chicago. .Garies' River, 6. The Main River Bed Changed. .Chicago in Virginia. .Treaty of Greenville. . Original Site of Chicago. .Illinois in Indiana Territory. .Fort Dearborn Established. .First Commandants of the Fort. .Massacre of 1S12, 7. Captain John and Lieutenant Wm.
In the county-history sources
902,150 words on this townshipPolitics and Politicians of Chicago, Cook County, and Illinois : Memorial Volume, 1787-1887; a Complete Record of Municipal, County, State and National Politics from the Earliest Period to the Present Time, published 1887; ... History of Chicago, Illinois, published 1895; Historical Review of Chicago and Cook County and Selected Biography. A.N. Waterman ... Ed. and Author of Historical Review, published 1908 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Chicago City covers the township.
Read the chapter on Chicago City - 902,150 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Hegewisch: 4 producers, 4 plants, 2 unknowns, 1 past producer. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sulfur, Limestone, General, Clay, Chromium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Us Steel Lead Smeltr & Refinery | Antimony, Lead | Plant | ||
| City of Calumet - Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| East Chicago Plant-U.S. Gypsum Co. | Gypsum-Anhydrite, Perlite | Plant | ||
| Harbison-Walker/ Hammond, Ind. | Chromium | Producer | ||
| J & L Steel/ Indiana Harbor Works | Iron | Unknown | ||
| Natl. Briquette Corp. Plant | Fluorine-Fluorite | Producer | ||
| Yard R Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| (Facility) Amoco/ Whiting Refinery | Sulfur | Plant | ||
| East Chicago Plant-Energy Coop. | Sulfur | Unknown | ||
| Indiana Harbor Limekiln | Limestone, General | Plant |
Storms near this place
6 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hegewisch in 6 storm reports between 2023 and 2025: 3 flash flood, 1 flood, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Hegewisch | $230,000,000 | Roughly 40,000 structures sustained flood damage around the city of Chicago. The greatest impacts were felt across the southwest side near and east of Midway Airport, but reports came in from all across the city. Chicago alone accounted for approximately $230 million in flood damages. |
| September 2023 | Flash Flood | Hegewisch | $50,000,000 | Heavy rain caused significant flooding and flash flooding across portions of southeast Cook County. Hundreds of roads were flooded and numerous cars were stranded in the flood waters. Some of the worst flooding occurred in and around Calumet City and Dolton where hundreds of houses and buildings were surrounded by flood waters and some streets were littered with abandoned cars. Water rescues were reported but resulted in no injuries. Hundreds of basements were flooded in Calumet City and at least 30 basements were flooded in South Holland. While the highest measured rainfall report was 5.69 inches one mile north northeast of South Holland, radar estimated rainfall showed possibly 8 to 9 inches fell across Calumet City. Other rainfall reports included 5.04 inches one mile southwest of Harvey; 4.72 inches one mile east southeast of Markham; 4.47 inches one mile southeast of Midlothian; 4.26 inches one mile south of Oak Forest and 4.14 inches in Phoenix. |
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Hegewisch | $2,500,000 | An estimated 500 structures flooded around the city of Chicago causing approximately $2.5 million in damages. |
| February 2024 | Hail | Hegewisch | - | A photo shared via social media showed hail in Chicago's Hegeswisch neighborhood. The biggest stones were roughly the size of golf balls. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hegewisch | - | Tree damage was reported in the Hegewisch neighborhood of Chicago. |
| September 2023 | Flood | Hegewisch | - | After heavy rain and flash flooding across parts of southeast Cook County on September 17th, flooding continued through the morning of September 18th. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnham | 1.1 miles | 26 | |
| South Pole | 2.2 miles | 26 | |
| South Deering | 2.7 miles | 26 | |
| Calumet City | 2.8 miles | 27 | |
| Altgeld Gardens | 2.9 miles | 26 | |
| Irondale (historical) | 2.9 miles | 26 | |
| Philip Murray Homes | 3.1 miles | 26 | |
| Riverdale | 3.1 miles | 26 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 410030. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.