BlockWasson, Illinois
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1987. It stands in East Eldorado Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62946. The Survey maps it on the Eldorado quadrangle. It stands 384 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1905 USGS Eldorado quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Eldorado quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Eldorado quadrangle1:62500
- 1963 USGS Eldorado quadrangle1:24000
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Wasson: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cave In Rock Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Downstate No. 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Harrisburg City Eng. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Saline Highway Department | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beulah Heights | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Muddy | 2.3 miles | 19 | |
| Eldorado | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Saline City | 3.6 miles | 17 | |
| Raleigh | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Red Bud (historical) | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Dorris Heights | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| Harrisburg | 4.5 miles | 20 |
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 Wasson | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7972785 | 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 420629. 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.