BlockDahlgren, Illinois
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Dahlgren Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62828. The Survey maps it on the Dahlgren quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1942 USGS McLeansboro quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS McLeansboro quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Dahlgren quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Dahlgren in 2008, burning about 15 acres 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 56 |
| 16 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | RICHARDSON |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
22 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dahlgren in 22 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 8 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 2 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2002 | Hail | Dahlgren | $750,000 | Golf ball size hail fell across parts of Hamilton County in a swath extending from Dahlgren southeast across the Mcleansboro area. Hundreds of homes and vehicles were damaged. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Dahlgren | $340,000 | Illinois Route 142 was closed near Broughton. Illinois 242 was closed about seven miles south of McLeansboro. Numerous smaller county roads were closed. Some damage occurred to roads. |
| March 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Dahlgren | $125,000 | The tornado started in extreme eastern Jefferson County. The tornado moved across the northwest side of Dahlgren in Hamilton County. Several homes sustained roofing or soffit damage. One home had about a quarter of its roof removed and tossed about 50 yards. A few barns were damaged. Two travel trailers were overturned. Dozens of mature trees were snapped or uprooted. Peak winds were estimated near 110 mph. |
| April 1996 | Flash Flood | Dahlgren | $100,000 | no account filed |
| August 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dahlgren | $80,000 | Numerous large tree limbs four inches or more in diameter were blown down throughout the village. Several large mature trees were down. Utility crews estimated twenty trees were down. One garage was slightly damaged by a falling tree. Illinois Highway 142 was blocked for a short time due to a fallen tree. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dahlgren | $10,000 | Trees were damaged on the south end of Dahlgren. Several fields of corn sustained wind damage from Dahlgren to near Delafield. On the east side of Highway 142 east of Delafield, some large trees were uprooted. A wind gust to 64 mph was measured on a Davis weather station along the Hamilton/Jefferson County line. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dahlgren | $8,000 | Eight large trees were blown down. Roads were blocked. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dahlgren | $6,000 | A tree was snapped at the base and landed on a garage. |
| January 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dahlgren | $6,000 | A garage roof was blown off. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dahlgren | $3,000 | Two trees were blown down on roads in the Dahlgren area. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dahlgren | $2,000 | Power lines were down in Mcleansboro. A large tree was down on State Route 142 and County Road 200E near Dahlgren. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Dahlgren | - | Quarter size hail was reported with a line of thunderstorms moving into Hamilton County. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dahlgren | - | Widespread wind damage occurred across western and northern Hamilton County. Twenty large branches or trees fell across State Routes 142 and 14, which blocked the roadway. Multiple small sheds and outbuildings were destroyed. A roof was blown off a barn. A metal sunroom was blown off the side of a house. A metal pavilion was blown across a road. |
| August 2022 | Hail | Dahlgren | - | The hail was mainly dime-sized, mixed with a few quarter pieces. The public report was relayed by a local television station. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | Dahlgren | - | In Dahlgren, a trained spotter reported ponding and overwash on nearly all streets at low spots and creek culverts. A trained spotter in Mcleansboro measured 1.20 inches of rain in 20 minutes. |
| April 2011 | Heavy Rain | Dahlgren | - | A trained spotter reported 1.78 inches of rain in 20 minutes. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Dahlgren | - | no account filed |
| April 2007 | Hail | Dahlgren | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Dahlgren | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Dahlgren | - | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Dahlgren | - | no account filed |
| April 1999 | Flood | Dahlgren | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lovilla | 3.0 miles | 10 | |
| Delafield | 5.5 miles | 10 | |
| Piopolis | 6.6 miles | 10 | |
| Belle Prairie City | 7.1 miles | 10 | |
| Garrison | 9.4 miles | 10 | |
| Flint | 9.8 miles | 10 | |
| Diamond City | 10.3 miles | 10 | |
| McLeansboro | 10.7 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 406925. 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.