BlockBearsdale, Illinois
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Hickory Point Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62526. The Survey maps it on the Warrensburg quadrangle. It stands 689 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 11 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.
- 1954 USGS Niantic quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Warrensburg quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
4,955 words on this townshipHistory of Macon County, Illinois : with Illustrations Descriptive of Its Scenery, and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers, published 1880 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Hickory Point Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Hickory Point Township - 4,955 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Bearsdale: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Macon County Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Decatur Sand & Gravel Dredge No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pit #2 Decatur Hydraulic | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
10 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bearsdale in 10 storm reports between 1999 and 2026: 6 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Lightning | Bearsdale | $25,000 | Lightning struck an oil tank, blew the lid off of the tank and ignited a fire. There were no injuries reported. |
| March 2026 | Flash Flood | Bearsdale | - | A couple viaducts flooded in Decatur...with at least 5 vehicles stalling in the high water. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bearsdale | - | A large tree branch was snapped and several power lines were downed on the west side of Decatur. |
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Bearsdale | - | An underpass was flooded and a car stalled in the high water. |
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Bearsdale | - | A few vehicles stalled in high water on the north side of Decatur. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bearsdale | - | A semi-truck was blown over on I-72 at Mile Marker 139. |
| September 2022 | Flash Flood | Bearsdale | - | Extensive urban flooding was reported across Decatur. Several streets were closed due to high water. Vehicles were stranded in flood waters, requiring a few water rescues. |
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Bearsdale | - | Multiple underpasses were flooded throughout Decatur. |
| June 2020 | Flash Flood | Bearsdale | - | A few viaducts were flooded in Decatur. |
| June 1999 | Hail | Bearsdale | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wyckles | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Warrensburg | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Wyckles Corners | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Forsyth | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Longview Place | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Harristown | 4.9 miles | 11 | |
| Decatur | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Larkdale | 5.3 miles | 14 |
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 Bearsdale | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4876773 | 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 424534. 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.
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.