BlockRichards, Illinois
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Bruce Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61364. It stands on Wolf Creek. The Survey maps it on the Streator North quadrangle. It stands 640 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1925 USGS Streator quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1927 USGS Streator quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Streator North quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ottawa quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Ottawa quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
966 words on this townshipHistory of LaSalle County, Illinois : Its Topography, Geology, Botany, Natural History, History of the Mound Builders, Indian Tribes, French Explorations, and a Sketch of the Pioneer Settlers of Each Town to 1840, with an Appendix, Giving the Present Status of the County, Its Population, Resources, Manufactures and Institutions, published 1877 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Bruce Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Bruce Township - 966 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 Richards: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feken Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Streator Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Delbert Egan Housing Project | 2.7 miles | 11 | |
| Kangley | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Otter (historical) | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Evans Heights Housing Project | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Altmar | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Streator | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Grand Ridge | 4.0 miles | 11 | |
| Wilsman | 5.1 miles | 11 |
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 Q7330270 | 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 423112. 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.