BlockLipsey, Illinois
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Mattoon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61938. The Survey maps it on the Mattoon West quadrangle. It stands 715 feet above sea level.
On record in Lipsey
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.
Richard Roytek Houselisted 2011 · 1.0 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1934 USGS Mattoon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1937 USGS Mattoon quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Mattoon West quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Effingham quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Mattoon West quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
44,148 words on this townshipThe History of Coles County, Illinois ... Map of Coles County; History of Illinois ... History of Northwest ... Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, &c., &c, published 1879 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Mattoon Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Mattoon Township - 44,148 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Lipsey: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mattoon City Eng | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lane Acres | 0.9 miles | 14 | |
| Mattoon | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Wabash Point | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Coles | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Magnet | 3.8 miles | 14 | |
| Rolling Green | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Country Club Estates | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Jones | 5.1 miles | 14 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q14687798 | 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 422915. 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.