BlockJaques, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Elkhorn Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62378. It lies near Sarrah Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Versailles quadrangle. It stands 512 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1928 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1931 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Versailles quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Jaques: 1 plant, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollenbeak Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mt. Sterling Plant No. 13 & Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbirds | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Morrelville | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| White Oak Springs (historical) | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Hersman | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Versailles | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Buckhorn | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Benville | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Mount Sterling | 7.2 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Jaques | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14687658 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422845. 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.