BlockLittle Hell, Illinois
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1889 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Chicago City. It lies in ZIP code area 60654. It stands on Chicago River. The Survey maps it on the Chicago Loop quadrangle.
On record in Little Hell
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 12 of 60 shown
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Montgomery Ward Company ComplexNational Historic Landmark · listed 1978 · 0.4 miles away
Jean Baptiste Point Du Sable HomesiteNational Historic Landmark · listed 1976 · 0.8 miles away
James Charnley HouseNational Historic Landmark · listed 1970 · 0.9 miles away
Marshall Field Company StoreNational Historic Landmark · listed 1978 · 0.9 miles away
Reliance BuildingNational Historic Landmark · listed 1970 · 1.0 miles away
Bush Temple of Musiclisted 2013 · 0.3 miles away
Victor F. Lawson House YMCAlisted 2017 · 0.3 miles away
Old Chicago Historical Society Buildinglisted 1978 · 0.3 miles away
Washington Square Historic Districtlisted 2003 · 0.3 miles away
Isaac N. Maynard Rowhouseslisted 2004 · 0.4 miles away
Holy Name Cathedrallisted 2000 · 0.4 miles away
Building at 14-16 Pearson Streetlisted 1980 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 24 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.
- 1889 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:62500
- 1891 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1929 USGS Chicago Loop quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Chicago Loop quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Chicago Loop quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Chicago Loop quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1997 USGS Chicago Loop quadrangle1:24000
What happened here
An account from the chapter on Chicago city. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.
Index To Content
Chapter I. - First Settler of Chicago, 5. Various Appellations of Chicago. .Garies' River, 6. The Main River Bed Changed. .Chicago in Virginia. .Treaty of Greenville. . Original Site of Chicago. .Illinois in Indiana Territory. .Fort Dearborn Established. .First Commandants of the Fort. .Massacre of 1S12, 7. Captain John and Lieutenant Wm.
In the county-history sources
902,150 words on this townshipPolitics and Politicians of Chicago, Cook County, and Illinois : Memorial Volume, 1787-1887; a Complete Record of Municipal, County, State and National Politics from the Earliest Period to the Present Time, published 1887; ... History of Chicago, Illinois, published 1895; Historical Review of Chicago and Cook County and Selected Biography. A.N. Waterman ... Ed. and Author of Historical Review, published 1908 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Chicago City covers the township.
Read the chapter on Chicago City - 902,150 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Little Hell: 5 past producers, 3 producers, 2 plants. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Aluminum, Zinc, Ruthenium, Gold, Iridium, Palladium, Platinum, Silver, Gallium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Simmons Precious Metals Refinery | Ruthenium, Gold, Iridium, Palladium, Platinum, Silver, Gallium | Plant | ||
| Apex Intl Alloys-Chicago Plant | Aluminum, Zinc | Plant | ||
| Superior Graphite,Chicago Plant | Graphite | Producer | ||
| Us Steel Chicago Plant--South Works | Iron | Producer | ||
| Chicago Union Lime Works Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| City of Chicago Eng. - Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cook County Highway Dept.-Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Grand and Campbell Ave Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Lyons Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Stearns Lime and Stone Co 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wolcotts and Bushnells Additions | 0.1 miles | 24 | |
| Towertown | 0.3 miles | 24 | |
| Near North Side | 0.3 miles | 24 | |
| Killgubbin | 0.3 miles | 24 | |
| Swede Town | 0.3 miles | 24 | |
| Little Sicily | 0.4 miles | 24 | |
| Frances Cabrini Homes | 0.4 miles | 24 | |
| Cabrini Addition | 0.5 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1772781. 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.