BlockBlaine, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1981. It stands in LeRoy Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61065. The Survey maps it on the Belvidere NE quadrangle. It stands 984 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 12 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.
- 1918 USGS Belvidere quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS Belvidere quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Belvidere NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Blaine in 2012, burning about 2 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | ELICA |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Blaine: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mchenry Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Blaine in 7 storm reports between 2012 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 heavy rain, 2 tornado, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2025 | Heavy Rain | Blaine | - | A private weather station recorded 5.75 of rain through 7 PM CST, most of which would have fallen since 5:30 PM CST. |
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Blaine | - | A weak tornado touched down just west of Beaverton Road, about halfway between Hunter Road and Blaine Road. The tornado moved northeast producing sporadic tree damage in Boone County and crossed into McHenry County just north of Engelhardt Road. |
| April 2022 | Tornado (EFU) | Blaine | - | Based on two photos, a brief tornado touched down in a field just northeast of the intersection of Coon Trail and Capron Roads. No damage was reported. |
| June 2020 | Heavy Rain | Blaine | - | Rainfall of 3.98 inches was reported in about 3 hours. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blaine | - | Trees were blown down at Capron and Blaine Roads. |
| August 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Blaine | - | Limbs and large trees were blown down. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Blaine | - | Nickel size hail was reported near the intersection of Popular Grove and Blaine Roads. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Beaverton Crossroads | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Hunter | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Capron | 4.7 miles | 16 | |
| Poplar Grove | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Caledonia | 7.1 miles | 14 | |
| North Caledonia (historical) | 7.1 miles | 14 | |
| Candlewick Lake | 7.3 miles | 14 | |
| Russellville | 8.3 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 Blaine | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4923917 | 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 404535. 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.