BlockRidgewood, Illinois
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Joliet Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60432. The Survey maps it on the Joliet quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 23 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 Joliet quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1923 USGS Joliet quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Joliet quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Joliet quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Joliet quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Joliet quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Joliet quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
16,216 words on this townshipThe History of Will County, Illinois, Containing a History of the County ... a Directory of Its Real Estate Owners; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men; General and Local Statistics ... History of Illinois ... History of the Northwest .., published 1878 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Joliet Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Joliet Township - 16,216 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Ridgewood: 8 past producers, 2 producers, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Magnesite, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Mobil Oil Joilet Refinery | Sulfur | Plant | ||
| U S Refactories Div. Mill | Magnesite | Producer | ||
| Gross & Mc Cowan Lumber Co. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Inland Crushed Stone Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Joliet Quarry & Mill Yard 340 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Lincoln Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Markgraf Stone Company Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| National Stone Co Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Swan, Medin & Company Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Western Stone Company Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ridgewood in 7 storm reports between 2010 and 2020: 4 flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ridgewood | $1,000 | Numerous trees up to ten inches in diameter were blown down near Cherry Hill Road and Mayfair Drive. Tree limbs up to 5 inches in diameter were blown down on Erskine Road. Powerlines were also blown down. |
| May 2020 | Flash Flood | Ridgewood | - | Route 30 was closed due to flooding of an underpass near Highland Park Drive. |
| April 2020 | Flood | Ridgewood | - | Route 30 was closed due to flooding under a railroad bridge near Highland Park Drive. |
| April 2019 | Flood | Ridgewood | - | Two feet of standing water was reported in a viaduct on Route 30 near Highland Park Drive. Route 30 was closed and impassable. Portions of Highland Park Drive near Hickory Creek were also flooded with several inches of water over the road. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Ridgewood | - | Route 30 was closed due to flooding under a railroad viaduct near Highland Park Drive. |
| February 2017 | Flood | Ridgewood | - | One foot of standing water was reported on Route 30 near Briggs Road. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ridgewood | - | A twelve inch diameter tree was blown down near Route 30 and Hillcrest Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Joliet | 0.6 miles | 23 | |
| Ingalls Park | 0.9 miles | 23 | |
| Forest Park | 1.1 miles | 23 | |
| Edgecreek Estates | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Cherry Hill | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Pine Needle | 1.7 miles | 23 | |
| Fairmont | 1.7 miles | 23 | |
| Michigan Beach | 1.8 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 416653. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.