BlockEast Galesburg, Illinois
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Knox Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61430. The Survey maps it on the Galesburg East quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1925 USGS Galesburg quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1927 USGS Galesburg quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Galesburg East quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Galesburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Galesburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
5,083 words on this townshipHistory of Knox County, Illinois, published 1878; Annals of Knox County : Commemorating Centennial of Admission of Illinois As a State of the Union in 1818, published 1921 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Knox Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Knox Township - 5,083 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of East Galesburg: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Galesburg Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Knox County Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Purington Brick Co.Clay Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names East Galesburg in 5 storm reports between 2015 and 2020: 4 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| November 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Galesburg | $30,000 | A portion of a church roof was blown off. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Galesburg | $15,000 | Several power lines were blown down on the east side of Galesburg. |
| November 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Galesburg | $15,000 | A semi was blown over on I-74 at mile marker 49. |
| June 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Galesburg | $10,000 | Several trees were blown down in East Galesburg. |
| May 2019 | Hail | East Galesburg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Knoxville | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Knox | 3.1 miles | 17 | |
| Galesburg | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Wataga | 5.6 miles | 9 | |
| Henderson | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Soperville | 6.3 miles | 9 | |
| Saluda | 6.9 miles | 18 | |
| Henderson Grove | 7.3 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 407650. 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.