BlockChinatown, Illinois
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1907 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Collinsville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62062. The Survey maps it on the Collinsville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 16 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 Collinsville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Collinsville 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 Collinsville quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
7,805 words on this townshipHistory of Madison County, Illinois ... With Biographical Sketches .., published 1882 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Collinsville Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Collinsville Township - 7,805 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Chinatown: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Collinsville Pit | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chinatown in 1 storm report in 2011: 1 tornado. The reports record 1 injury. 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 2011 | Tornado (EF2) | Chinatown | 1 hurt | It was determined that a tornado touched down on Weathervane Road on the west side of Troy at approximately 11:45 PM. It was there that the tornado was at its strongest, an EF2, as it completely removed the roof from a well constructed home. One occupant received a serious head laceration and was treated at a local hospital. The tornado moved eastward at 60 mph, with a damage swath of 100 to 200 yards wide. Numerous trees, power lines, and roofs sustained minor to moderate damage along its path. The tornado continued to near the intersection of North Dewey Street and East Market Street, where it lifted at approximately 11:48 PM. The path length was 2.7 miles long. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maryville | 0.5 miles | 16 | |
| Lakeview Acres | 1.0 miles | 16 | |
| Troy Junction | 1.1 miles | 16 | |
| Wilson Heights | 1.2 miles | 16 | |
| Troy Crossing | 1.6 miles | 16 | |
| Pleasant Ridge | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Formosa Junction | 1.7 miles | 16 | |
| Glen Carbon Crossing | 1.8 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422547. 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.