BlockRiverdale, Illinois
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Roscoe Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61073. It stands on North Kinnikinnick Creek. The Survey maps it on the South Beloit quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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 Rockford quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1938 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1959 USGS South Beloit quadrangle1:24000
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS South Beloit quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS South Beloit quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
2,611 words on this townshipThe History of Winnebago County, Illinois : Its Past and Present, Containing ... a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Etc, published 1877 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Roscoe Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Roscoe Township - 2,611 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 24 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 24 workings within 5 miles of Riverdale: 18 past producers, 5 producers, 1 plant. 6 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Black Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Can-Tex Industries Aggregate Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cooling Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Durgon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ed Truman Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ellis Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Foss Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| General Dynamics Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Genestra Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Grover 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morehaven | 0.4 miles | 19 | |
| Roscoe | 1.2 miles | 19 | |
| Phil-Aire Estates | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Stagecoach Hills | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Rockton | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Hutchins Park | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Latham Park | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| South Bluff Homes | 4.8 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 416707. 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.