Winnetka, Illinois
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1899 and the latest in 1995. It stands in New Trier Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60093. The Survey maps it on the Evanston quadrangle.
On record in Winnetka
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 9 records
Crow Island SchoolNational Historic Landmark · listed 1989
Henry Demarest Lloyd HouseNational Historic Landmark · listed 1966
Anita Willets Burnham Log Houselisted 2005
Community Houselisted 2007
Dr. Paul W. and Eunice Greeley Houselisted 2011
Lola Maverick Lloyd Houselisted 2006
William McJunkin Houselisted 2006
Orth Houselisted 1976- Louis B. Kuppenheimer Jr. Houselisted 2017
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 21 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.
- 1899 USGS Evanston quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1928 USGS Evanston quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Evanston quadrangle1:24000
- 1958 USGS Racine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Racine quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Evanston quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1980 USGS Waukegan quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Evanston quadrangle1:24000
- 1995 USGS Evanston quadrangle1:24000
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 Winnetka: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glencoe City Engr. - Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Northbrook City Dept of Public Work | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wilmette City Eng. - Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Winnetka City Eng. - Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Winnetka in 4 storm reports between 2001 and 2012: 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winnetka | $10,000 | Windows were blown out of buildings in downtown Winnetka. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Winnetka | - | no account filed |
| September 2006 | Hail | Winnetka | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Winnetka | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake View | 0.4 miles | 21 | |
| Hubbard Woods | 0.6 miles | 21 | |
| Kenilworth | 1.8 miles | 21 | |
| Gross Point | 2.1 miles | 21 | |
| Glencoe | 2.2 miles | 22 | |
| Northfield | 2.5 miles | 19 | |
| Wilmette | 2.6 miles | 21 | |
| Willowbrook Acres | 2.8 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 421343. 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.








