BlockChipps, Illinois
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Jonathan Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61951. The Survey maps it on the Cadwell quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1935 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1935 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:48000
- 1940 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Cadwell quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Cadwell quadrangle1:24000
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 Chipps: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moultrie Pit | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chipps in 1 storm report in 2015: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Chipps | $12,000 | A semi was blown over on Cadwell Road between Cadwell and Sullivan. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sullivan | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Cushman | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Cadwell | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Williamsburg | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Dunn | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Allenville | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Lovington | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Kirksville | 6.3 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422548. 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.