BlockPlum Valley, Illinois
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1929 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Crete Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60417. The Survey maps it on the Dyer quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1929 USGS Dyer quadrangle1:24000
- 1930 USGS Dyer quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Crete quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Dyer quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dyer quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Dyer quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Dyer quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
482 words on this townshipThe History of Will County, Illinois, Containing a History of the County ... a Directory of Its Real Estate Owners; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; General and Local Statistics ... History of Illinois ... History of the Northwest .., published 1878 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Crete Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Crete Township - 482 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Plum Valley: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Chicago Hghts City Eng | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Willowbrook | 0.9 miles | 16 | |
| Lincolnshire | 3.1 miles | 16 | |
| Faithorn | 3.5 miles | 16 | |
| Crete | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Eagle Lake | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Goodenow | 6.4 miles | 17 | |
| Claus | 6.8 miles | 13 | |
| Beecher | 8.9 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2806544. 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.