BlockCooperstown, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Cooperstown Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62353. The Survey maps it on the Cooperstown quadrangle. It stands 633 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1928 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1931 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Cooperstown quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:100000
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 Cooperstown: 1 past producer, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blend Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| General Pit & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant |
Storms near this place
4 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cooperstown in 4 storm reports between 1999 and 2005: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cooperstown | - | Storm spotters reported 6 to 8 inch diameter tree limbs down. |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cooperstown | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Hail | Cooperstown | - | no account filed |
| August 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cooperstown | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| La Grange | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Ripley | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Gilbirds | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| Versailles | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Hersman | 7.2 miles | 12 | |
| Mount Sterling | 8.5 miles | 12 | |
| Jaques | 9.1 miles | 12 | |
| Buckhorn | 12.3 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.
| Wikipedia article on Cooperstown | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5167953 | 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 406561. 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.