BlockBerger, Illinois
27 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Thornton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60419. The Survey maps it on the Calumet City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 27 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.
- 1892 USGS Calumet quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Calumet quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Calumet quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Calumet quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1929 USGS Calumet City quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Calumet City quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1960 USGS Calumet City quadrangle1:24000
- 1968 USGS Calumet City quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1980 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Calumet City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Calumet City quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Berger: 4 producers, 3 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General, Clay, Chromium. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harbison-Walker/ Hammond, Ind. | Chromium | Producer | ||
| Thorton Plant Lime | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Yard R Clay Pit | Clay | Producer | ||
| Brownell Improvement Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| City of Calumet - Own Crews | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Thornton Underground Mine No. 2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Thorton Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Berger in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2016: 1 tornado, 1 hail, 1 flash flood. 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 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Berger | $25,000 | The tornado began at approximately 518 PM CST at the Bishop Ford Expressway north of 159th Street. The tornado ended at 520 PM CST near the intersection of 158th Place and Paxton Avenue. It had a path length of 0.8 miles and a width of about 20 yards. The tornado was rated EF0 with winds 65 to 85 mph. The first signs of damage were at the Brown Meat Packing Company on Dutch Valley Road. The tornado caused damage to the roof of the meat packing plant. A 40 foot by 60 foot section of roofing was torn off and pieces of the roof were thrown 150 to 250 feet to the left of the tornado path, indicating rotation. An air conditioning unit was flipped and roof debris damaged a brick parapet. There was damage to a few shingles at the Sand Ridge Apartments on 158th Place. A few small tree limbs were also damaged. Debris from the roof of the plant also fell around the apartment complex. |
| July 2016 | Flash Flood | Berger | - | Numerous roads closed due to flooding. Houses with 3 feet of water in them and parking lots flooded. |
| June 2012 | Hail | Berger | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Greenwood | 0.7 miles | 27 | |
| Dolton | 1.3 miles | 26 | |
| South Holland | 1.8 miles | 27 | |
| Burnham | 2.1 miles | 26 | |
| Altgeld Gardens | 2.2 miles | 26 | |
| North Harvey | 2.4 miles | 25 | |
| Phoenix | 2.4 miles | 25 | |
| Globe | 2.5 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1718798. 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.