BlockCarbon, Illinois
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Caseyville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62269. The Survey maps it on the O'Fallon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 17 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.
- 1907 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1937 USGS O'Fallon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS O'Fallon quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Carlyle Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS O'Fallon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
7,864 words on this townshipHistory of St. Clair County, Illinois. With Illustrations ... and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers, published 1881; Centennial, McKendree College, with St. Clair County History, published 1928 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Caseyville Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Caseyville Township - 7,864 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 Carbon: 3 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Quality Stone Quarry and Mill No. 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hill Brick Co. Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Hydraulic-Press Brick Co.Clay Pit 2 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Little Canteen Shale Exposure | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
1 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Carbon in 1 storm report in 2012: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2012 | Hail | Carbon | - | There were numerous reports of large hail across O'Fallon. The largest hail stones were three and a half inches by two inch disc shaped stones. Baseball sized hail was reported at Scott Air Force Base. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glenview | 0.5 miles | 17 | |
| Petersburg | 1.0 miles | 17 | |
| Crossroads | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| O'Fallon | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Furman | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Capitol Oaks | 1.6 miles | 17 | |
| Pontiac | 2.5 miles | 17 | |
| Fairview Heights | 2.7 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 426295. 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.