BlockDrivers, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Shiloh Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62898. It stands on Harper Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mount Vernon quadrangle.
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.
- 1933 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:48000
- 1933 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
7,068 words on this townshipHistory of Jefferson County, Illinois, published 1883; Wall's History of Jefferson County, Illinois, published 1909 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Shiloh Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Shiloh Township - 7,068 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 Drivers: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Cty Hwy Dept Pit | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Drivers in 1 storm report in 2020: 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | Flash Flood | Drivers | - | Highway 15 was flooded between Woodlawn and Mount Vernon. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woodlawn | 2.1 miles | 9 | |
| Webster Hill Estates | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Jefferson City | 4.3 miles | 9 | |
| Roaches | 4.4 miles | 9 | |
| Marcoe | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Mount Vernon | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Idlewood | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Boyd | 5.8 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 407395. 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.