BlockOak Grove, Illinois
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Beardstown Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62618. It stands on Sangamon River. The Survey maps it on the Beardstown quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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 Beardstown quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS Beardstown quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Beardstown SW quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Beardstown quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Macomb quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Macomb quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
3,500 words on this townshipHistory of Cass County Illinois, published 1915 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Beardstown Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Beardstown Township - 3,500 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Oak Grove: 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hammitt Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Coal Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Illinois Valley Asphalt Co. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beardstown | 0.5 miles | 16 | |
| Bluff Springs | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Clear Lake | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Hagener | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Cass (historical) | 8.5 miles | 11 | |
| Jules | 8.9 miles | 11 | |
| Arenzville | 10.1 miles | 11 | |
| Virginia | 11.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1866580. 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.