BlockDerby, Illinois
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Drummer Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60936. The Survey maps it on the Gibson City West quadrangle. It stands 758 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.
- 1928 USGS Gibson City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1957 USGS Gibson City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Gibson City West quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Champaign quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
In the county-history sources
3,038 words on this townshipHistorical Atlas of Ford County Illinois, published 1884 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Drummer Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Drummer Township - 3,038 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Derby: 3 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| D. Rowe Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jordon Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mc Call Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Tipsord Saybrook Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tucker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Derby in 1 storm report in 2023: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2023 | Flood | Derby | - | Video and photos shared on social media showed flooding in and around Gibson City. Large portions of North Park were flooded. Standing water in yards and driveways was shown near 15th Street and Church Street. A garage was flooded with 1 to 2 feet of water. Water a few inches deep was flowing across Route 9 near 100 E Road, west of Gibson City. |
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.
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 Derby | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5261395 | 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 422621. 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.