BlockHills Grove, Illinois
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Tennessee Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62374. The Survey maps it on the Colchester 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
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1913 USGS Colchester quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Colchester quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Macomb quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Macomb quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 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 Hills Grove (historical): 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Colchester Brick & Tile Co.Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Colchester Plant No. 1 & Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Mc Clure Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Valentine Welch & Booz Pit | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tennessee | 2.3 miles | 14 | |
| Colmar | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Colchester | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Ragtown (historical) | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Fandon | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Georgetown | 9.5 miles | 20 | |
| Little Ireland (historical) | 10.6 miles | 20 | |
| Lamone Village | 11.3 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1824384. 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.