BlockJordan Center, Illinois
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Jordan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61081. It stands on Skunk Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hazelhurst quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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 Woodsung quadrangle1:48000
- 1946 USGS Sterling quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Sterling quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Hazelhurst quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Dixon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
What happened here
An account from the chapter on Jordan township. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.
The Kauffman Murder
A mile south of the Jordan Lutheran church a mysterious murder occurred on the night of May 31, 1897. After a careful examination of all the circumstances connected with the affair, Walter Stager, states attorney, made an official report to the board of supervisors, filling six columns of the Sterling Standard, from which we glean the following outline:
In the county-history sources
12,456 words on this townshipPortrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside County, Illinois : Containing Full-page Portraits and Biographies of All the Governors of Illinois, and of the Presidents of the United States, published 1885 names this settlement in its chapter on Jordan Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
The first religious services were held in private houses. Rev. Barton H. Cartwrighl was doubtless the first to conduct the exercises. There are now three church edifices in the township, - Lutheran, in the southern part; the Friends, at Jordan Center, and a union church in the northeastern part.
Passage source: Portrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside County, Illinois : Containing Full-page Portraits and Biographies of All the Governors of Illinois, and of the Presidents of the United States, published 1885.
have had an existence in the township. Jordan postoffice was established during the administration of James Buchanan, and continued about four years. Mr. Alexander was Postmaster An office was established at Jordan Center in 1881, under the name of Penroi?e.
Passage source: Portrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside County, Illinois : Containing Full-page Portraits and Biographies of All the Governors of Illinois, and of the Presidents of the United States, published 1885.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Jordan Center: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kehobe Materials, Inc. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Nelson Quarry - Portable Unit #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Shank Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sier 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Penrose | 1.0 miles | 11 | |
| Sanfordville (historical) | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Coleta | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Woodland Hills | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Sterling | 6.8 miles | 12 | |
| Douglas Park | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Emerson | 7.0 miles | 11 | |
| Grimes Addition | 7.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 411236. 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.