BlockWhiteoak, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Marissa Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62257. The Survey maps it on the Tilden quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1914 USGS Coulterville quadrangle1:62500
- 1917 USGS Coulterville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Tilden quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Pinckneyville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
763 words on this townshipCentennial, McKendree College, with St. Clair County History, published 1928 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Marissa Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Marissa Township - 763 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Marissa | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Old Marissa | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Lenzburg | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Darmstadt | 6.4 miles | 11 | |
| Saint Libory | 9.3 miles | 11 | |
| New Athens | 10.5 miles | 14 | |
| Fayetteville | 10.9 miles | 14 | |
| Lementon | 13.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1821904. 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.