BlockBarnett, Illinois
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1982. It stands in North Litchfield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62056. The Survey maps it on the Atwater quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1923 USGS Raymond quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1925 USGS Raymond quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Litchfield quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Barnett in 2009, burning under an acre in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 November 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | MALPIN |
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Barnett: 1 past producer. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shaw Point Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Barnett in 7 storm reports between 2013 and 2025: 3 flash flood, 2 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barnett | - | Thunderstorm winds caused the walls of a brick outbuilding to collapse after its roof was ripped off. |
| May 2020 | Tornado (EFU) | Barnett | - | Based on multiple images and videos provided by several parties, a landspout tornado formed at approximately 2250 UTC and tracked along the I-55 corridor. The starting and ending points are estimated and based on information received. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Barnett | - | Thunderstorm winds snapped off a large tree limb and flipped over a large play set. |
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | Barnett | - | Up to three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. In Nokomis, water was high enough, reaching the bottom of car doors in parts of town. Several roads were closed due to the flooding. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Barnett | - | Another round of heavy rain, between 2 to 4 inches, fell from late in the day on December 27th through December 28th causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including some county highways. |
| December 2015 | Flash Flood | Barnett | - | Up to 5 inches of rain fell causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including some county highways. |
| November 2013 | Tornado (EF0) | Barnett | - | Despite photographic evidence of a large tornado northwest of Litchfield, only minor damage to power poles and one barn was observed. The tornado crossed the Macoupin/Montgomery county line into Montgomery County about four tenths of a mile south of North 18th Avenue. The tornado caused some minor tree damage on Barnett Trail. It continued to the northeast causing moderate roof damage to a barn on the south side of Illinois Route 108, just west of intersection with Pipeline Road before lifting and dissipating. Most of the area where the tornado occurred was bare farm fields which did not have any damage indicators. The path length of the tornado in Montgomery County was 1.87 miles with a max path width of 50 yards. The damage for this segment was estimated to be EF0. Overall, the entire tornado path length was 3.98 miles with a max path width of 50 yards and a maximum damage rating of EF0. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shop Creek | 2.8 miles | 10 | |
| Honey Bend | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Zanesville | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Sunrise Hills | 5.2 miles | 12 | |
| Stagecoach Junction | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Island View | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Litchfield | 6.6 miles | 11 | |
| Raymond | 7.6 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422434. 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.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
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.