BlockCentral, Illinois
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Lisbon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60450. The Survey maps it on the Lisbon quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 18 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.
- 1892 USGS Morris quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1918 USGS Morris quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Lisbon quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Morris quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Ottawa quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Ottawa quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Lisbon quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
269 words on this townshipHistory of Kendall County, Illinois, from the Earliest Discoveries to the Present Time, published 1877 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Lisbon Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Lisbon Township - 269 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Central: 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Central Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unamed Limetone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Valley Run Stone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Central in 2 storm reports between 2004 and 2006: 1 flash flood, 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 2006 | Hail | Central | - | Nickel size hail was reported at Holt and Obrien roads in far southeast Kendall County. |
| May 2004 | Flash Flood | Central | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| White Willow (historical) | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Lisbon | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Lisbon Center | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Plattville | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Kentland | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Helmar | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Ament Corners | 8.5 miles | 12 | |
| Newark | 9.0 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 405852. 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.