BlockLincoln Heights, Illinois
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Palmyra Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61021. It stands on Plum Creek. The Survey maps it on the Dixon West 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 Dixon West quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Dixon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
21,708 words on this townshipHistory of Lee County, published 1881; History of Lee County, Illinois, published 1914 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Palmyra Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Palmyra Township - 21,708 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 37 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Lincoln Heights: 27 past producers, 5 producers, 5 occurrences. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dixon Quarry & Cement Plant | Limestone, General | Producer | ||
| Medusa Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rock River Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brimblecom Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Dixon Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Gerdes Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hallquist Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Law Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dixon | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Palmyra | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Woodland Shores | 3.6 miles | 11 | |
| Prairieville | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Nelson | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Nachusa | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Kingdom | 7.2 miles | 12 | |
| Eldena | 8.3 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1718936. 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.