BlockMcVey, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Nilwood Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62572. The Survey maps it on the Farmersville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1923 USGS Raymond quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1925 USGS Raymond quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1979 USGS Farmersville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Litchfield quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
1,043 words on this townshipHistory of Macoupin County, Illinois : Biographical and Pictorial, published 1911 names this settlement in its chapter on Nilwood Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
The first man to settle in the township was General John Harris, who came in 1829 and located in the northeast part of the township near the point of timber which is now known as Harris' point. He was a colonel in the Black Hawk war and later served as brigadier general of militia. He also represented the county in the state legislature. At his death he was buried in the woods a short distance north of Sulphur Springs. In the year 1829 other settlers who came were David Steele, John, Samuel and Edley McVey, all of whom settled on what is known as Sherrill's branch, a tributary of Macoupin creek.
Passage source: History of Macoupin County, Illinois : Biographical and Pictorial, published 1911.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of McVey: 3 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Vermiculite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shelby Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Shelbyville Shale Exposure | Clay | Prospect | ||
| I. V. Quarry | Vermiculite | Past Producer | ||
| I. V. Quarry | Vermiculite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenridge | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Nilwood | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Standard City | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Schoper | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Atwater | 4.1 miles | 10 | |
| Girard | 4.3 miles | 14 | |
| Anderson | 6.1 miles | 14 | |
| Virden | 7.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422967. 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.