BlockBrownwood, Illinois
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1951 and the latest in 1995. It stands in Hopedale Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61747. The Survey maps it on the Hopedale quadrangle.
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.
- 1951 USGS Minier quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Hopedale quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1995 USGS Hopedale quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Brownwood: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adwell Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Ben Bollinger Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hurley Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mcmullen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Morris Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Woods Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Brownwood in 2 storm reports between 2019 and 2024: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Brownwood | $15,000 | Tree limbs were blown down and the end of a farm building was damaged. |
| May 2024 | Flood | Brownwood | - | Four to six inches of water was flowing across McMullen Road near I-155 west of Hopedale. |
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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422507. 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.