BlockNorth Pointe, Illinois
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Bloomington City Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61704. The Survey maps it on the Normal East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1926 USGS Normal quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1930 USGS Normal quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Normal East quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Fairbury quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1998 USGS Normal East quadrangle1:24000
What happened here
An account from the chapter on Bloomington City township. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.
Political History
Our city has always claimed that the great Republican party of the nation had its "birth at Major's Hall in 1856. At the risk of being attacked for our audacity, we will undertake to declare this a spurious claim. In the fall of 1854, the opposition to the Nebraska bill all over the country fought its battles under different names, generally as Free-Soilers, Anti-Nebraska Democrats, the Whig or American party; though in Massa- -chusetts the Free-Soilers and Anti-Nebraska Democrats had declared theoaselves to be Republicans.
In the county-history sources
72,613 words on this townshipHistory of Bloomington and Normal, in McLean County, Illinois, published 1879; History of McLean County, Illinois, published 1924 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Bloomington City Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Bloomington City Township - 72,613 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of North Pointe: 3 past producers, 1 plant, 1 producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Normal City Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Baugh Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Market Street Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rowe Pit No. 3 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Rowe Pit No.2 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hedgewood | 0.5 miles | 15 | |
| Eagle Ridge | 0.5 miles | 15 | |
| Greenbriar | 0.7 miles | 15 | |
| Hawthorne Hills | 1.1 miles | 15 | |
| Barnes | 2.0 miles | 15 | |
| Colonial Meadows | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Normal | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Cardinal Court | 3.3 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1822561. 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.