BlockBluff City, Illinois
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Vandalia Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62471. It stands on Sandy Run. The Survey maps it on the Vandalia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1945 USGS Vandalia quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Vandalia quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Vandalia quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Carlyle Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
1,792 words on this townshipHistory of Fayette County, Illinois, published 1878 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Vandalia Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Vandalia Township - 1,792 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Bluff City: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fayette City Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Vandalia City Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Hudson Brothers Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lutz Pit and Loading Dock | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| North American Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Bluff City in 2 storm reports between 2012 and 2013: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2013 | Flood | Bluff City | $5,000 | The Kaskaskia River in Fayette County hit major flood levels. The river crested at Vandalia at 27.91 feet on April 19th. The river fell below flood stage on April 30th. The was little known damage except for agricultural lowlands. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Bluff City | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees just north of Bluff City. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Vandalia | 2.5 miles | 9 | |
| Pinhook (historical) | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Brownstown | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Vera | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Hagarstown | 6.6 miles | 9 | |
| Shobonier | 6.9 miles | 10 | |
| Augsburg | 6.9 miles | 10 | |
| Confidence | 7.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422479. 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.