BlockLynchburg, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Pendleton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62872. The Survey maps it on the Opdyke quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1933 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:48000
- 1933 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Opdyke quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
9,393 words on this townshipHistory of Jefferson County, Illinois, published 1883 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Pendleton Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Pendleton Township - 9,393 words.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opdyke | 1.9 miles | 12 | |
| Marlow | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Shirley | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Bluford | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Belle Rive | 4.4 miles | 10 | |
| Camp Ground | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Markham City | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Harris Grove (historical) | 4.8 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1815695. 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.