BlockRidgecrest, Illinois
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Saratoga Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60450. It stands on Valley Run. The Survey maps it on the Lisbon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1892 USGS Morris quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1918 USGS Morris quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Lisbon quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Morris quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Ottawa quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Ottawa quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Lisbon quadrangle1:24000
What happened here
An account from the chapter on Saratoga township. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.
Eleventh Illinois Volunteer Infantry
The Eleventh Illinois Volunteer Infantry was called into service under the Proclamation of President Lincoln, April Id, 1801. It was organized at Springfield and was mustered into service April 30, 1801, by Captain Pope. Upon the remuster, on July 13, 1801, the aggregate membership was 28S ; during August, September, October and November, the regiment was recruited to SOU In the meantime it was doing garrison and field duty and its movements may be catalogued as follows: September 9th to 11th, expedition to New Madrid; October 0th to 10th, to Charleston, Missouri; November 3rd to 12th, to Blooinfield, Missouri, returning to Girardeau ; January 7th to Sth, 1S02, expedition to Charleston, Missouri; January 13th to 20th, reconnoisance of Columbus, Kentucky, under General Grant; February nth moved toward Fort Donelson; February 12th, 13th and 14th, occupied investing that place; February 15th, heavily engaged with the enemy about five hours, and wounded out of 150 engaged; April 2-lth to Gen.
In the county-history sources
55,527 words on this townshipHistory of Grundy County, Illinois : Containing a History from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time ... , Biographical Sketches, Portraits of Some of the Early Settlers, Prominent Men, Etc, published 1882; Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois /cedited by Newton Bateman, Paul Selby,; and History of Grundy County (historical and Biographical) by Special Authors and Contributors .., published 1914 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Saratoga Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Saratoga Township - 55,527 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Ridgecrest: 4 past producers, 3 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 plant. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Grundy City Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Morris City Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Morris Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Morris Sand & Gravel Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Morris Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lisbon North | 2.2 miles | 18 | |
| Fields of Saratoga | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Morris | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Aux Sable | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Claypool | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Gaslight Village | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Claypool Woods | 3.8 miles | 18 | |
| Pine Meadow Estates | 4.1 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1811083. 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.