BlockUdina, Illinois
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1992. It stands in Plato Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60124. The Survey maps it on the Pingree Grove quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1925 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1940 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS Pingree Grove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Pingree Grove quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
109 words on this townshipHistory of Kane County, Ill., published 1908 names this settlement in its chapter on Plato Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
Dr. Daniel Pingree came to Kane county, from New Hampshire, in 1838, and purchased a large claim in Plato township. He studied medicine and w-as graduated March 22, 1849, fi"om the Indiana Medical College at La Porte. Indiana. He practiced a number of years in California, but returned to Kane county in i860, and had an extended ride in the region around his home, for many years .... Dr. L. S. Tyler was, however, the first regular physician in Plato, having come to Udina early in 1836, from \"ermont. He came here because of finding no opening at Chicago, and was engaged in practice at Udina for eight years.
Passage source: History of Kane County, Ill., published 1908.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Udina: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elgin City Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Schuetz 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hidden Hill | 1.0 miles | 20 | |
| Highland Haven | 1.1 miles | 20 | |
| Wildwood Valley | 1.3 miles | 20 | |
| McQueen | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| West Highland Acres | 1.5 miles | 20 | |
| Williamsburg Green | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Almora Heights | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Weldwood Oaks | 2.0 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 420005. 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.