BlockDale, Illinois
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Twigg Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62829. It stands on Hogg Creek. The Survey maps it on the Broughton quadrangle. It stands 400 feet above sea level.
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Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1905 USGS Eldorado quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Eldorado quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Broughton quadrangle1:24000
- 1963 USGS Eldorado quadrangle1:62500
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Dale between 2001 and 2003, 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 25 June 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 30 November 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 21 November 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
14 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dale in 14 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 flood, 3 flash flood, 2 heavy rain. 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 2023 | Flash Flood | Dale | $50,000 | A family was rescued from high water in south Hamilton County. There was widespread water over roadways. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dale | $30,000 | A pole barn collapsed just south of Dale. Small sheds were blown over, and a metal structure was blown over near Dale. |
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dale | $20,000 | A barn was blown down. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dale | $10,000 | Trees were blown down, making Route 142 impassable near Dale. |
| February 2023 | Flash Flood | Dale | $8,000 | Flash flooding of roads occurred during the evening of the 8th. County Road 700 North was impassable due to high water. A couple of streets in Mcleansboro were impassable due to high water. A secondary road near Dale was also impassable. State Highways 142 and 242 were water-covered in a few spots, but passable. The flash flooding transitioned to streams by the early morning hours of the 9th. A water rescue was conducted along County Road 14 at the North Fork Saline River bridge. Rainfall amounts from 2.7 to 3 inches were reported by observers in and near Hamilton County for the 24-hour period ending early on the 9th. |
| August 2016 | Flash Flood | Dale | $4,000 | Several people were rescued from a flooded vehicle on a rural road four miles southwest of Mcleansboro. Just north of Dale, a large amount of water was crossing Illinois Route 142 and County Road 700N. There was also a large amount of water crossing Illinois Route 242 north of Mcleansboro near County Road 1800N. |
| July 2025 | Flood | Dale | - | Heavy rainfall led to three to four inches of water covering Hwy 142 near Digby Rd. Hourly rainfall totals were estimated by radar to be around an inch, with flooding severity limited due to there being very limited additional rainfall earlier or later. |
| September 2016 | Flood | Dale | - | The intersection of Highway 142 and County Road 700N was covered with three inches of water. |
| August 2016 | Flood | Dale | - | Rising floodwaters along the north fork of the Saline River closed County Road 500N about three miles east of Illinois Route 142. |
| September 2011 | Heavy Rain | Dale | - | Heavy rain caused runoff problems along Highway 142. Water was reported flowing across Highway 142 about a mile north of Dale. |
| June 2008 | Funnel Cloud | Dale | - | The funnel cloud was reported along State Route 142. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dale | - | Several trees were blown down. |
| November 2004 | Heavy Rain | Dale | - | A nearly stationary band of moderate to heavy rain during the morning produced around two inches of rain. Water was close to going over Route 142. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dale | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nipper Corner | 3.2 miles | 9 | |
| Hoodville | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Broughton | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Olga | 4.5 miles | 19 | |
| Walpole | 5.2 miles | 19 | |
| Rectorville (historical) | 5.4 miles | 17 | |
| Tuckers Corners | 5.5 miles | 19 | |
| Braden | 6.6 miles | 19 |
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 Dale | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5210308 | 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 406928. 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.