BlockCartter, Illinois
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Haines Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62853. It stands on Harvey Creek. The Survey maps it on the Salem South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1934 USGS Salem quadrangle1:62500
- 1938 USGS Salem quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Salem South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Olney quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
8 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cartter in 8 storm reports between 1998 and 2025: 4 hail, 2 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cartter | 2 hurt, $150,000 | Thunderstorm winds knocked a tree on a home, trapping two residents in the house. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Cartter | - | Quarter to golf ball sized hail fell south and east of Salem. |
| June 2019 | Tornado (EF0) | Cartter | - | Several storm chasers took video of a short-lived and weak tornado that lasted an estimated 10-15 seconds. The tornado appeared to be over an open field as no damage was found or observed in the video. Tornado location was estimated based on reports and radar. The tornado was rated EF0 with a path length of 0.08 miles and a max path width of 25 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cartter | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a 2 foot diameter tree. Also, numerous tree limbs were blown down. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Cartter | - | The County Sheriff Department reported 3/4 inch hail near Cartter. |
| March 2025 | Hail | Cartter | - | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Hail | Cartter | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Cartter | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Foxville | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Kell | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Bannister | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Hubbard Woods | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Salem | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Selmaville | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Walnut Hill | 8.2 miles | 9 | |
| Iuka | 8.3 miles | 11 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q101807965 | 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 405661. 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.
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.