BlockOakton, Illinois
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1995. It stands in Evanston City. It lies in ZIP code area 60202. The Survey maps it on the Evanston quadrangle.
On record in Oakton
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 12 of 22 shown
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Tudor Manorlisted 1984 · 0.1 miles away
Lake Shore Apartmentslisted 1984 · 0.1 miles away
Building at 548-606 Michigan Avenuelisted 1984 · 0.2 miles away
Evanston Towerslisted 1984 · 0.2 miles away
Sheridan Square Apartmentslisted 1984 · 0.2 miles away
Westminsterlisted 1984 · 0.4 miles away
Building at 813-815 Forest Avenuelisted 1984 · 0.4 miles away
Building at 923-925 Michigan Avenuelisted 1984 · 0.6 miles away
Fountain Plaza Apartmentslisted 1984 · 0.6 miles away
Michigan-Lee Apartmentslisted 1984 · 0.6 miles away
Building at 999 Michigan, 200 Leelisted 1984 · 0.6 miles away
Oakton Gableslisted 1984 · 0.7 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 21 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.
- 1899 USGS Evanston quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1928 USGS Evanston quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Evanston quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Racine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Racine quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Evanston quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1980 USGS Waukegan quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Evanston quadrangle1:24000
- 1995 USGS Evanston quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
90,367 words on this townshipHistory of Cook County, Illinois. From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, published 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Evanston City covers the township.
Read the chapter on Evanston City - 90,367 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 Oakton: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Evanston City Eng | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Morton Grove City Eng. - Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wilmette City Eng. - Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Birchwood | 0.8 miles | 21 | |
| Dolands Addition | 0.8 miles | 21 | |
| South Evanston | 0.9 miles | 21 | |
| Rogers Park | 1.3 miles | 21 | |
| Evanston | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| West Ridge | 2.2 miles | 24 | |
| Granville Gardens | 2.3 miles | 24 | |
| Winchester-Hood Garden Homes | 2.3 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1802389. 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.