BlockPleasant Ridge, Illinois
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Collinsville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62062. The Survey maps it on the Collinsville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1907 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1937 USGS Collinsville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Collinsville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Carlyle Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Collinsville quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
7,805 words on this townshipHistory of Madison County, Illinois ... With Biographical Sketches .., published 1882 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Collinsville Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Collinsville Township - 7,805 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 Pleasant Ridge: 2 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Fire Clay (Refractory), Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collinsville Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Madison County Fireclay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | ||
| Madison County Fireclay | Aluminum, Iron, Silica, Titanium | Prospect | ||
| Barker Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| City Plant & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant |
Storms near this place
1 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pleasant Ridge in 1 storm report in 2023: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pleasant Ridge | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees and numerous tree limbs in the Maryville area. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryville | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Lakeview Acres | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Troy Crossing | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Chinatown | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Donkville | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Glen Carbon | 1.8 miles | 16 | |
| Meadow Heights | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Glen Carbon Crossing | 2.4 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 415878. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.