BlockMilan, Illinois
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Carmi Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62821. It stands on Big Hill Branch. The Survey maps it on the Carmi quadrangle.
On record in Milan
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 2 records
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Carmi Chapter Houselisted 1980 · 0.6 miles away
Ratcliff Innlisted 1973 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1940 USGS Carmi quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Carmi quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Carmi quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Milan: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hill Branch Clay Exposure | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| White County Highway Department | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Carmi | 1.1 miles | 9 | |
| Bingman Station | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Epworth | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Brownsville | 4.7 miles | 9 | |
| Elm Grove (historical) | 6.9 miles | 21 | |
| Garnerville | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Stokes | 6.9 miles | 9 | |
| Brownsport (historical) | 7.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1705694. 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.