BlockBiddleborn, Illinois
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Lively Grove Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62257. The Survey maps it on the Saint Libory quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1910 USGS Okawville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Okawville quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS St. Libory quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Pinckneyville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
974 words on this townshipHistory of Washington County, Illinois, published 1879 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Lively Grove Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Lively Grove Township - 974 words.
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Biddleborn in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2022: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2022 | Flash Flood | Biddleborn | $50,000 | Up to 7 inches of rain fell between a 6 and 10 hour period causing widespread flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded. In Nashville, the secondary dam on the Nashville City Reservoir sustained a 6 foot wide breach due to the heavy rainfall. The water from the secondary dam flowed south flooding Illinois Route 15 on the east side of town. No homes were affected, but a couple of businesses had water surrounding them. The nearby Nashville Memorial Park baseball fields were flooded due to the dam breach. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Biddleborn | - | Up to four inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded, especially in and around Nashville. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Biddleborn | - | Thunderstorm winds damaged several sheds in an area from just east of St. Libory to near Venedy. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Biddleborn | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Biddleborn | - | Numerous tree limbs were blown down in southwest Washington county...along and just east of Illinois Route 12. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caspars | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| Lively Grove | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Stone Church | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Clarmin | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Johannisburg | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Elkton | 6.8 miles | 10 | |
| Venedy | 7.0 miles | 11 | |
| McKinley | 8.5 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122545307 | 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 422461. 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.