BlockDurley, Illinois
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Mulberry Grove Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62246. It stands on Dry Branch. The Survey maps it on the Mulberry Grove quadrangle. It stands 564 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1932 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Greenville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Mulberry Grove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Carlyle Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
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 Durley: 2 past producers, 1 plant, 1 occurrence, 1 producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Mccaland Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Old Bond County Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Pruitt's Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| R. M. Rench Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant |
Storms near this place
11 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Durley in 11 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 8 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durley | - | Thunderstorm winds downed a tree across the intersection of North Idler Lane and Iron Gate Trail near Greenville. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durley | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a couple of large trees and numerous tree limbs around town. Also, a couple of power lines were blown down. One tree fell across a road blocking it and part of it landed on an unoccupied car, which sustained significant damage. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durley | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and power lines in Greenville and Smithboro. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durley | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a tree onto Illinois Route 140 on the north side of town. |
| December 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Durley | - | A tornado touched down on the north side of Greenville near the intersection of North Hena Street and North Dewey Street. An agricultural building at the high school sustained roof damage with some additional minor roof and tree damage noticed at an adjacent house. The tornado then moved northeast causing significant damage to a large tree on the north side of Illinois Route 140. Minor roof and siding damage was noted on several houses on Cloverfield Lane and North Idler Lane. The tornado continued northeast producing additional minor roof and tree damage on Country Club and Woburn Roads before dissipating. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durley | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs and a large tree in town. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durley | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a power pole and a couple of large trees on the southeast side of Greenville. One tree fell onto an unoccupied car, causing extensive damage. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Durley | - | Hail fell througout Greenville. |
| August 2009 | Hail | Durley | - | Golfball sized hail was reported on the east side of Greenville at the golf course. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durley | - | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down through out Greenville. A two foot diameter tree was snapped off and landed on Illinois Route 140 on the east side of town. Also, one tree fell onto a house causing minor roof damage and another tree fell onto a unoccupied car damaging it. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Durley | - | Numerous trees and tree limbs were blown down in Pocahontas and Greenville. Also, the winds caused a semi to jackknife on Interstate 70 between Pocahontas and Highland. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Woburn | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Smithboro | 3.0 miles | 13 | |
| Greenville | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Ayers | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Mulberry Grove | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Paisley Corners | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Pleasant Mound | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Hamburg | 6.8 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 Durley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5316678 | 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 422644. 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.