BlockColmar, Illinois
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1913 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Lamoine Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62367. The Survey maps it on the Plymouth quadrangle. It stands 548 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1913 USGS Colchester quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Plymouth quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Macomb quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Macomb quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
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 Colmar: 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 1 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 | ||
| O'Neal Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
24 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Colmar in 24 storm reports between 1993 and 2026: 9 flood, 7 thunderstorm wind, 4 hail, 3 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Flood | Colmar | $250,000 | Heavy rains during the third week of June resulted in the La Moine River at Colmar going above the moderate flood stage level of 22 feet on June 22 around 12 pm. It crested around 22.8 feet around 7 am June 24. It fell below the moderate flood stage level around 1 am June 26. |
| May 2010 | Flood | Colmar | $250,000 | Heavy rains during the second week of May resulted in the La Moine River at Colmar going above the moderate flood stage level of 22 feet on May 13 around 10 pm. It crested around 23.4 feet around 1 am May 15. It fell below the moderate flood stage level around 3 pm May 16. |
| June 2010 | Flood | Colmar | $250,000 | Heavy rains during the second week of June resulted in the La Moine River at Colmar going above the moderate flood stage level of 22 feet on June 14 around 12 pm. It crested around 22.9 feet around 7 pm June 14. It fell below the moderate flood stage level around 9 am June 17. |
| June 2011 | Flood | Colmar | $125,000 | Heavy rains from June 13th to June 15th resulted in the La Moine River at Colmar going above the major flood stage level of 24 feet on June 16 around 1246 am CDT. It crested around 24.3 feet around 7 am CDT June 16. It fell below the major flood stage level around 826 pm CDT June 16. |
| July 2010 | Flood | Colmar | $100,000 | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colmar | $12,000 | A trailer was ripped from its foundation and a shed roof was ripped off. The location is 0.5 miles east of Plymouth and just east of the Hancock/McDonough county line. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colmar | $5,000 | A wind gust estimated to be 50 mph tore an awning from its mountings on Ma & Pa's Restaurant just east of Plymouth, IL during the early morning hours of April 4. Time estimated. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Colmar | $1,000 | Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding of parts of southern Mc Donough County during the morning of June 14. Grindstone creek was out of its banks about two feet over flood stage. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colmar | - | A large grain elevator destroyed damaging nearby train gates. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colmar | - | A tree was blown down. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colmar | - | Power poles down in a wide swath east of Colmar to northwest of Industry. Swath of 80-100 mph wind gusts, with a lot of damage to trees, power poles, grain bins, and other structures. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Colmar | - | A trained spotter reported 5 to 6 inches of water on Highway 61. |
| May 2019 | Flood | Colmar | - | The La Moine River at Colmar rose above its major flood stage of 24 feet during the morning hours of May 26th and fell back below major flood stage during the early afternoon. The river crested at 24.06 feet around 11 AM on the 26th. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Colmar | - | A few roads between Plymouth and Industry were flooded 6 to 12 inches deep in several places. Time was estimated based on radar and local reports. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colmar | - | Many large tree branches were blown down. The time of the damage was estimated from radar. |
| May 2013 | Flood | Colmar | - | Heavy rains during the first week of May resulted in the La Moine River at Colmar going above the major flood stage level of 24 feet on May 5th around 1 pm CDT. It crested around 24.1 feet around 7 pm CDT. It fell back below the major flood stage level around 9 pm CDT. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Colmar | - | Penny-sized hail fell near Plymouth, IL at 1:39 pm June 15. |
| May 2006 | Heavy Rain | Colmar | - | Ditches full with water; water on road to a depth of 2 inches. |
| April 2001 | Hail | Colmar | - | Emergency management reported penny sized hail. |
| June 2000 | Flood | Colmar | - | Heavy rain resulted in minor flooding of several city streets. |
| August 1993 | Hail | Colmar | - | Large tree limbs were blown down at Blandisville and 70-mph winds were reported at Colmar. |
| August 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Colmar | - | Large tree limbs were blown down at Blandisville and 70-mph winds were reported at Colmar. |
| April 2013 | Flood | Colmar | - | no account filed |
| April 2013 | Hail | Colmar | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hills Grove (historical) | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Tennessee | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Fandon | 7.1 miles | 14 | |
| Colchester | 7.7 miles | 14 | |
| Ragtown (historical) | 8.4 miles | 14 | |
| Georgetown | 12.2 miles | 20 | |
| Doddsville | 13.5 miles | 16 | |
| Little Ireland (historical) | 13.6 miles | 20 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Colmar | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5147738 | 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 406391. 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.