BlockShale City, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Greene Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61231. The Survey maps it on the Aledo East quadrangle. It stands 722 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 12 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.
- 1923 USGS Alexis quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1925 USGS Alexis quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Aledo East quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Aledo quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Aledo quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Aledo East quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
3,804 words on this townshipPast and Present of Mercer County, Illinois, published 1914 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Greene Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Greene Township - 3,804 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Shale City: 4 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 past producer, 1 plant. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hydraulic-Press Brick Co. Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Mercer Co. Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Viola Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wanlock | 0.8 miles | 12 | |
| Old Gilchrist | 1.1 miles | 12 | |
| Gilchrist | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| Viola | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Matherville | 3.3 miles | 18 | |
| Boden | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Sugar Grove | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Martin (historical) | 5.0 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.
| Wikipedia article on Shale City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7487158 | 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 418274. 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.