BlockClarksville, Illinois
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Dolson Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62441. It stands on Snakeden Branch. The Survey maps it on the Clarksville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1936 USGS Casey quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Casey quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Casey quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Clarksville quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Terre Haute quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Clarksville quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Clarksville: 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
7 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Clarksville in 7 storm reports between 1998 and 2026: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarksville | $12,000 | A few trees were blown down in Clarksville. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarksville | - | An outbuilding was destroyed and several power poles were broken. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarksville | - | Numerous trees and tree branches were blown down at the Mill Creek Park campground. One unoccupied truck was destroyed when a tree fell on it. Several campers had windows broken on them. No injuries were reported. |
| July 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Clarksville | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and power lines 2.5 miles northeast of Clarksville. Also, an old school house was moved three feet off its foundation. No injuries were reported. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Clarksville | - | no account filed |
| June 2016 | Hail | Clarksville | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Clarksville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Castle Fin | 3.6 miles | 15 | |
| Doyles | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Adenmoor | 5.9 miles | 17 | |
| Cleone | 6.1 miles | 17 | |
| Clark Center | 6.2 miles | 17 | |
| Oakcrest | 6.7 miles | 15 | |
| Marshall | 6.9 miles | 15 | |
| Griffin (historical) | 7.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 406177. 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.