BlockBaker, Illinois
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Adams Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60531. The Survey maps it on the Leland quadrangle. It stands 673 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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.
- 1951 USGS Earlville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Leland quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
698 words on this townshipHistory of LaSalle County, Illinois : Its Topography, Geology, Botany, Natural History, History of the Mound Builders, Indian Tribes, French Explorations, and a Sketch of the Pioneer Settlers of Each Town to 1840, with an Appendix, Giving the Present Status of the County, Its Population, Resources, Manufactures and Institutions, published 1877 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Adams Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Adams Township - 698 words.
Storms near this place
3 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Baker in 3 storm reports between 2013 and 2021: 2 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Baker | - | A three inch diameter tree limb was blown down. |
| June 2016 | Tornado (EF1) | Baker | - | The tornado started approximately three tenths of a mile to the northwest of the intersection of N 43rd Rd and E 21st Rd, and the damage was corn flattened. As it moved to the east-northeast and neared the intersection of E 2165th Rd and N 4350th Rd, the tornado intensified and there were numerous trees uprooted, a barn picked up and flipped, and a horse shelter destroyed. Peak winds were estimated at 110 mph, and max width was 250 yards. (Tornado 6 of 15). |
| September 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Baker | - | A NWS storm survey did not locate any damage, however detailed reports from trained spotters and public accounts combined with photos and videos indicate that a brief tornado likely occurred. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Munson (historical) | 3.0 miles | 9 | |
| Harding | 3.5 miles | 9 | |
| Leland | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Catharine | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| Northville | 5.6 miles | 10 | |
| Freedom Centre (historical) | 6.1 miles | 25 | |
| Earlville | 6.3 miles | 8 | |
| Serena | 6.4 miles | 16 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Baker | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4849092 | 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 403816. 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.