BlockWildwood Valley, Illinois
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Elgin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60124. The Survey maps it on the Elgin quadrangle.
On record in Wildwood Valley
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Memorial Washington Reformed Presbyterian Churchlisted 1980 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 20 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 quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:62500
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:24000
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 Wildwood Valley: 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 |
Storms near this place
2 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wildwood Valley in 2 storm reports in 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wildwood Valley | - | Kane County EMA reported a tree down and blocking eastbound lanes of Highland Ave at Coombs Rd in Wildwood Valley. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wildwood Valley | - | A tree fell over a resident's fence at Coombs Rd and Highland Woods Blvd in Elgin. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McQueen | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Highland Haven | 0.7 miles | 20 | |
| Udina | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| West Highland Acres | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Hidden Hill | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Almora | 2.0 miles | 20 | |
| Almora Heights | 2.1 miles | 20 | |
| Pingree Grove | 2.2 miles | 17 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122550611 | 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 1816422. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.