BlockRoaches, Illinois
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Casner Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62898. The Survey maps it on the Woodlawn quadrangle. It stands 495 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1943 USGS Ashley quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Ashley quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Woodlawn quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Pinckneyville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
3,468 words on this townshipHistory of Jefferson County, Illinois, published 1883; Wall's History of Jefferson County, Illinois, published 1909 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Casner Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Casner Township - 3,468 words.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlawn | 2.3 miles | 9 | |
| Jefferson City | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Drivers | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Williamsburg | 6.8 miles | 12 | |
| Cravat | 6.9 miles | 9 | |
| Boyd | 7.0 miles | 9 | |
| Marcoe | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Webster Hill Estates | 7.9 miles | 12 |
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 Q7339244 | 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 423124. 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.