BlockCalvin, Illinois
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Phillips Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62827. The Survey maps it on the Crossville 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.
- 1940 USGS Carmi quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Carmi quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Crossville quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Calvin: 1 past producer, 1 producer, 1 plant. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aulvin Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Diamond Dredge and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Eastwood Dredge and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant |
Storms near this place
2 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Calvin in 2 storm reports between 2014 and 2023: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Calvin | $15,000 | A semi was overturned along Interstate 64. |
| March 2023 | Flood | Calvin | - | The Wabash River rose above flood stage on the night of the 25th and continued rising into early April. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harper (historical) | 2.1 miles | 9 | |
| Crossville | 4.0 miles | 9 | |
| Phillipstown | 4.6 miles | 9 | |
| Garnerville | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Centerville | 7.8 miles | 9 | |
| Brownsport (historical) | 10.6 miles | 11 | |
| Epworth | 10.6 miles | 11 | |
| Carmi | 11.0 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 405411. 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.