BlockBlack, Illinois
8 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Shelby No. 2 precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62806. The Survey maps it on the Albion North quadrangle. It stands 463 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 8 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.
- 1943 USGS Albion quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Albion quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Albion North quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Black between 2010 and 2019, burning about 4 acres 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 | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 May 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 237 |
| 5 February 2017 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 213 |
| 9 October 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 421 |
| 10 October 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 10159 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Black in 2 storm reports in 2013: 2 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2013 | Tornado (EF2) | Black | $200,000 | The tornado crossed into Edwards County from Wayne County. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted. A new addition to a house was destroyed. An attached garage was destroyed, with two vehicles turned 180 degrees. Two 100-year-old barns were totally destroyed. Several 100-year-old trees were snapped or uprooted. Other residences in the area sustained minor damage. The estimated peak winds in this tornado were 130 mph. The maximum intensity was attained just west of Illinois Route 130, almost due north of Albion. A second shorter track EF-2 tornado occurred simultaneously just south of this tornado. Both tornadoes were witnessed on the ground at the same time. This tornado was spawned by the same supercell that produced the EF-2 tornado that tracked from Sims to Fairfield in Wayne County. |
| November 2013 | Tornado (EF2) | Black | $150,000 | This tornado travelled just south of and nearly parallel to another EF-2 tornado. Two machine sheds were destroyed along with a barn. Several trees were snapped. More than one eyewitness saw both tornadoes on the ground at the same time. Peak winds were estimated near 110 mph. This tornado was spawned by the same supercell that produced the EF-2 tornado that tracked from Sims to Fairfield in Wayne County. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piankashawtown (historical) | 2.6 miles | 8 | |
| Samsville | 2.8 miles | 8 | |
| Bennington | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Maple Grove | 4.5 miles | 9 | |
| Marion | 5.8 miles | 9 | |
| Bone Gap | 5.8 miles | 18 | |
| Wanborough (historical) | 6.2 miles | 8 | |
| West Salem | 6.4 miles | 9 |
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 Q4920047 | 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 422469. 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.
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.