BlockRawalts, Illinois
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Orion Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61520. The Survey maps it on the Banner quadrangle. It stands 627 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1930 USGS Glasford quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Glasford quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Banner quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
In the county-history sources
2,056 words on this townshipHistory of Fulton County, Illinois;, published 1879 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Orion Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Orion Township - 2,056 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 Rawalts: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canton City Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Fulton City Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Joshua Township Pit | Stone | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Village Square | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| East Lawndale | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Monterey | 2.4 miles | 14 | |
| Prospect Heights Addition | 2.4 miles | 17 | |
| Canton | 2.9 miles | 17 | |
| Breeds | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Westview Acres | 3.8 miles | 17 | |
| Banner | 4.5 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 Q7296933 | 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 423102. 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.