BlockIllinois Park, Illinois
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Elgin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60123. It stands on Tyler Creek. The Survey maps it on the Elgin quadrangle.
On record in Illinois Park
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 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Larkin Home for Childrenlisted 2018 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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.
- 1925 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1940 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:62500
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Illinois Park: 6 past producers, 4 producers, 2 plants. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin City Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Fox River Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Beverly Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Dundee S & G Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Elgin Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hammond Plant & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hammonds Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Mc Graw Pit Meyer Material | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Route 20 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Schuetz Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Almora | 1.5 miles | 20 | |
| Almora Heights | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| West Highland Acres | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| Elgin | 1.9 miles | 20 | |
| Weldwood Oaks | 2.0 miles | 20 | |
| Williamsburg Green | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| Hidden Hill | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Highland Haven | 2.7 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1816429. 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.