BlockLake Carroll, Illinois
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Freedom Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61046. It lies near Dyslin Valley. The Survey maps it on the Loran quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1942 USGS Mt Carroll quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Mt Carroll quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Mt. Carroll quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Loran quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
4,840 words on this townshipThe History of Carroll County, Illinois, Containing a History of the County-its Cities, Towns, Etc., a Biographical Directory ... War Record ... Statistics, Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men ... History of the Northwest ... Illinois ... Miscellaneous Matters, Etc, published 1878 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Freedom Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Freedom Township - 4,840 words.
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 Lake Carroll: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heldt Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| L. Poffenberger Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lake Carroll Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| McKenna Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Zier Cors | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Georgetown | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Lanark | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Kittredge | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Ashdale Junction | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Mount Carroll | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Polsgrove | 7.5 miles | 21 | |
| Shannon | 7.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2806513. 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.