BlockCompro, Illinois
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Auburn Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62615. The Survey maps it on the Virden North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1924 USGS Waverly quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1926 USGS Waverly quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Virden North quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Virden North quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
22,350 words on this townshipHistory of Sangamon County, Illinois; Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Townships ... Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens. History of Illinois, published 1881 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Auburn Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Auburn Township - 22,350 words.
Fires near this place
1 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Compro in 2012, burning about 1 acre in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 July 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 12-066 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Compro in 3 storm reports between 2013 and 2020: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Compro | $300,000 | A tornado touched down 2.7 miles west-northwest of Auburn at 4:05 PM CDT. The tornado tracked northeastward, destroying 2 large sheds and 2 grain bins. It blew over an RV, damaged numerous trees, and caused minor roof damage to 2 houses and 2 large pole barns. The tornado also damaged around 100 acres of corn and soybeans before dissipating near the intersection of Illinois Route 4 and Curran Road about 1.1 miles north of Auburn at 4:09 PM CDT. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Compro | $60,000 | Two grain bins and two grain dryers were destroyed on a farm. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Compro | $35,000 | Six power poles were snapped close to a sub-station located near Auburn Road and Lead Line Road. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Auburn | 1.9 miles | 13 | |
| Thayer | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Irwins Park | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Lemmon (historical) | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Lowder | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Tower Heights | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Cimic | 6.7 miles | 13 | |
| Loami | 6.8 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122553872 | 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 422573. 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.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
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.