BlockYellow Banks, Illinois
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Carman Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61425. It stands on Honey Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lomax quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1932 USGS Lomax quadrangle1:62500
- 1937 USGS Lomax quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Lomax quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Yellow Banks: 4 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Granite Brick Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Spring Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sullivan Slough Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Kemper Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Miller-Ervin Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shokokon | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Carman | 1.3 miles | 14 | |
| Heapsville | 2.1 miles | 18 | |
| Silver Lake (historical) | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| Iowa Junction | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Lomax | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Carthage Lake | 4.2 miles | 18 | |
| Gulfport | 5.8 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 421567. 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.