BlockBrooklyn, Illinois
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Brooklyn Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62367. It stands on Willow Creek. The Survey maps it on the Camden quadrangle. It stands 551 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1946 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Augusta quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Camden quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Macomb quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Macomb quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
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 Brooklyn: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lickey Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
21 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brooklyn in 21 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 10 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooklyn | $25,000 | Numerous trees were blown down in Brooklyn. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooklyn | $20,000 | Numerous trees were blown down in Brooklyn. |
| December 2018 | Tornado (EF1) | Brooklyn | $12,000 | A tornado touched down about 0.4 miles southwest of Brooklyn at 3:00 PM CST , then tracked north-northeastward and dissipated 1.1 miles north of Brooklyn at 3:02 PM CST. Only minor damage was reported during its brief time on the ground. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooklyn | $12,000 | One large tree was uprooted and several pine trees were snapped off west of Brooklyn. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooklyn | $10,000 | Power lines were blown down in Brooklyn. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooklyn | $500 | Large tree limbs were blown down according to the Schuyler County Sheriff's Office. |
| August 2010 | Flash Flood | Brooklyn | - | Thunderstorms with heavy rainfall produced rates of 1.50 to 2.00 inches of rain per hour for 2 to 3 hours. This resulted in the flash flooding of rural roads in most of western and central Schuyler County. Total rainfall amounts ranged from 3.00 to 5.00 inches in much of the impacted area. |
| August 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooklyn | - | A few tree limbs blown down. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooklyn | - | Several trees, power lines and numerous tree limbs were blown down between Brooklyn and Frederick. |
| October 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooklyn | - | Numerous trees and power lines down. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooklyn | - | Several trees and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brooklyn | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees and power lines. No injuries were reported. |
| August 2001 | Flash Flood | Brooklyn | - | Widespread flooding developed across the county at 10 PM CDT. Numerous roadways were reported flooded, with water flowing over some of the roadways. A vehicle was nearly washed off the road after driving through flood waters around 1030 PM CDT. At 210 AM CDT, Schuyler county sheriff's office reported that the flooding was subsiding on main roads with no additional reports being received. Radar showed the rain ending at this point but an estimated 8-10 inches of rain had fallen in about 6 hours. The LaMoine river at Colmar rose from 3.8 feet at 9 PM CDT to flood stage of 18.5 feet by 1 AM CDT, then finally leveling off at almost 22 feet. At Ripley, the river rose from 4.5 feet at 9 PM CDT to 21 feet by 3 AM CDT. A report was received from the county ESDA regarding water still over a bridge in Oakland township on Sugar Creek as they drove to work in the morning, roughly around 7 AM CDT. At 7 AM CDT, the cooperative observer in Brooklyn reported a 24 hour precipitation total of 8.67 inches. |
| August 2000 | Hail | Brooklyn | - | Numerous vehicles in the area were damaged. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Brooklyn | - | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Hail | Brooklyn | - | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Hail | Brooklyn | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Brooklyn | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Brooklyn | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Brooklyn | - | no account filed |
| June 1994 | Hail | Brooklyn | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayland | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Birmingham | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Camden | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Huntsville | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Hale Ridge (historical) | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Erwin | 7.1 miles | 14 | |
| Mindale | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Littleton | 7.5 miles | 15 |
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 Brooklyn | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4974722 | 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 404911. 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.