BlockSilver Lake, Illinois
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Carman Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61425. It stands on Ellison Creek. The Survey maps it on the Burlington quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
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.
- 1934 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:62500
- 1934 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:48000
- 1940 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Silver Lake (historical): 5 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay, Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Quarries | Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Granite Brick Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Sullivan Slough Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Kemper Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Miller-Ervin Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heapsville | 0.5 miles | 18 | |
| Shokokon | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Carman | 1.6 miles | 14 | |
| Carthage Lake | 1.9 miles | 18 | |
| Yellow Banks | 2.5 miles | 14 | |
| Gulfport | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Hopper | 4.2 miles | 17 | |
| Iowa Junction | 5.3 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1720230. 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.