BlockDressor, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Ramsey Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62080. It lies near Bridges Knob. The Survey maps it on the Ramsey quadrangle. It stands 600 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1944 USGS Ramsey quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Ramsey quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Ramsey quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Litchfield quadrangle1:100000
- 1982 USGS Ramsey quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Ramsey quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
9,681 words on this townshipHistory of Fayette County, Illinois, published 1878 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Ramsey Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Ramsey Township - 9,681 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Dressor: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hicks Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dressor in 7 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dressor | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a tree at the Ramsey substation. The storm then moved southeast where it snapped tree limbs of up to 4 inches in diameter in St. Elmo. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dressor | - | A line of severe storms blew down several large trees. Also, several power lines were blown down in Vandalia. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dressor | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a couple of trees and power lines about halfway between Ramsey and Wrights Corner. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Dressor | - | Up to two inches of rain fell in a short amount of time on already saturated soils causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including County Road 3200N about three quarters of a mile west of U.S. Highway 51. The water was 10 inches deep in this location. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Dressor | - | Up to three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Several roads were flooded including County Road 3200N about half a mile west of intersection with U.S. Highway 51. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Dressor | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Dressor | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Churches | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Ramsey | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Bayle City | 7.3 miles | 11 | |
| Sefton | 8.7 miles | 13 | |
| Post Oak | 9.4 miles | 13 | |
| Bingham | 9.5 miles | 11 | |
| Vera | 10.1 miles | 11 | |
| Wrights Corner | 10.2 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 Dressor | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5307095 | 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 422635. 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.