BlockMorganville, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Dodds Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62864. The Survey maps it on the Mount Vernon quadrangle.
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
- 1965 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
4,808 words on this townshipHistory of Jefferson County, Illinois, published 1883; Wall's History of Jefferson County, Illinois, published 1909 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Dodds Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Dodds Township - 4,808 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Morganville: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Cty Hwy Dept Pit | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bakerville | 1.5 miles | 12 | |
| Mount Vernon | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Webster Hill Estates | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Shirley | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Marcoe | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Summersville | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Bonnie | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| Camp Ground | 5.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1736220. 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.