BlockPowellton, Illinois
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Sonora Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62330. The Survey maps it on the Niota quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1936 USGS Fort Madison quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Niota quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
62 words on this townshipAn Illustrated Historical Atlas of Hancock County, Illinois, published 1874 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Sonora Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Sonora Township - 62 words.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sonora (historical) | 5.4 miles | 16 | |
| Adrian | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Old Niota | 5.6 miles | 15 | |
| Niota | 5.7 miles | 15 | |
| Colusa | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Nauvoo | 6.2 miles | 15 | |
| Quashquema (historical) | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| McCall | 6.9 miles | 14 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Powellton | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q60742089 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 423084. 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.