BlockPrairie View, Illinois
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Belvidere Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61008. It stands on Beaver Creek. The Survey maps it on the Cherry Valley quadrangle. It stands 764 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1918 USGS Kirkland quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Cherry Valley quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
8 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Prairie View: 4 producers, 4 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Belvidere Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Cherry Valley Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tripps Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Belvidere Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Boone City Hwy Dept | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Irene Quarry & Mill #3 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Schlichting Excavating Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Thebes Limestone Mine Quarry | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edgewood | 1.0 miles | 15 | |
| Greenview Estates | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Belvidere | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Irene | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| Reeds Crossing (historical) | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Timberlane | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Candlewick Lake | 7.5 miles | 14 | |
| Russellville | 8.5 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.
| Wikidata item Q7238019 | 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 1718946. 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.