BlockNorth Hooper, Illinois
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Beaverville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60912. It stands on Hooper Branch. The Survey maps it on the Donovan quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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 Watseka quadrangle1:48000
- 1939 USGS Watseka quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Donovan quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Watseka quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Watseka quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
10,507 words on this townshipHistory of Iroquois County, Together with Historic Notes on the Northwest, Gleaned from Early Authors, Old Maps and Manuscripts, Private and Official Correspondence, and Other Authentic, Though, for the Most Part, Out-of-the-way Sources, published 1880 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Beaverville Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Beaverville Township - 10,507 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 North Hooper: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hooper | 1.0 miles | 11 | |
| Beaverville | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Donovan | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| Papineau | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Martinton | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Iroquois | 8.6 miles | 13 | |
| Pittwood | 9.0 miles | 11 | |
| Freedville | 9.5 miles | 11 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122566895 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 423027. 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.