BlockMilroy, Illinois
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1989. It stands in Oquawka Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61469. The Survey maps it on the Keithsburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 1935 USGS Keithsburg quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1935 USGS Keithsburg quadrangle1:48000
- 1941 USGS Keithsburg quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Keithsburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Aledo quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Aledo 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 Milroy: 2 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Addleman Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| New Liberty Plant #3 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bald Bluff | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Rozetta | 6.1 miles | 17 | |
| Oquawka | 6.1 miles | 17 | |
| Reeds | 8.6 miles | 17 | |
| Gladstone | 10.8 miles | 17 | |
| Biggsville | 11.8 miles | 17 | |
| Lone Tree | 13.6 miles | 18 | |
| Olena | 16.1 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422987. 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.