BlockReeds Crossing, Illinois
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Spring Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61008. The Survey maps it on the Belvidere South quadrangle. It stands 837 feet above sea level. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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 Belvidere South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Reeds Crossing (historical): 9 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. 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 Crushed Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Belvidere Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Boone City Hwy Dept | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Cordray Brothers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Meyer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Spencer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Spots Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Thebes Limestone Mine Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Tripps Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herbert | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Belvidere | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Garden Prairie | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Irene | 5.8 miles | 15 | |
| Greenview Estates | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Prairie View | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Edgewood | 7.0 miles | 15 | |
| Russellville | 8.8 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 Q7306743 | 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 1720215. 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.