BlockAmity, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1986. It stands in German Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62421. The Survey maps it on the Landes 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.
- 1910 USGS Hardinville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Landes quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Amity in 4 storm reports between 2009 and 2017: 2 flash flood, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Amity | $10,000 | Numerous tree branches were blown down northeast of Claremont. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Amity | - | Heavy rain of 3.00 to 4.00 inches in a two hour period during the early evening produced flash flooding in southeast Richland County. Many rural roads around Claremont were inundated with water flowing over them, and U.S. Highway 50 was impassable in spots. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Amity | - | Multiple county roads were closed due to high water. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Amity | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stringtown | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Claremont | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Olney | 9.1 miles | 10 | |
| Dundas | 9.4 miles | 10 | |
| Calhoun | 10.8 miles | 10 | |
| Watertown (historical) | 11.0 miles | 10 | |
| Berryville | 12.2 miles | 13 | |
| Elbow | 14.0 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422408. 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.
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.