BlockWoodside, Illinois
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Capital Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62711. It stands on Lick Creek. The Survey maps it on the Chatham quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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.
- 1922 USGS Divernon quadrangle1:62500
- 1924 USGS Divernon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Chatham quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Chatham quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
9,795 words on this townshipHistory of Sangamon County, Illinois; Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Townships ... Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens. History of Illinois, published 1881 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Capital Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Capital Township - 9,795 words.
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 Woodside: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Springfield Clay Prod.Co.Pitclay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Toronto | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Coleman | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Southern View | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Cotton Hill | 3.1 miles | 14 | |
| Jess | 3.1 miles | 19 | |
| Jerome | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Chatham | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| West Grand Place | 3.4 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 423334. 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.