BlockEden, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Sparta precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62286. The Survey maps it on the Steeleville quadrangle. It stands 535 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1914 USGS Coulterville quadrangle1:62500
- 1917 USGS Coulterville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Steeleville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Pinckneyville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Eden: 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Birchler Shale Drill Hole | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Randolph County Highway Department | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eden in 6 storm reports between 1997 and 2020: 3 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eden | 1 hurt | Thunderstorm winds destroyed a produce stand just south of Eden. A couple who run the stand went to their pickup truck for cover as the storm approached. As the winds hit, destroying the produce stand, a 2x4 from the stand was propelled through the windshield of the truck. The board struck the female passenger on the side of the head. She was treated and released from the local hospital with minor injuries. Also, several tree limbs were blown down and the couple's house nearby sustained minor damage. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eden | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees just south of Eden. |
| August 2020 | Flash Flood | Eden | - | Up to 4 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Several roads were flooded including Illinois Route 4 south of Sparta. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Eden | - | Storm spotters reported hail up to nickel size fell on and off for about 30 minutes. |
| May 2010 | Hail | Eden | - | no account filed |
| March 1997 | Hail | Eden | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sparta | 1.8 miles | 12 | |
| Coulterville | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Schuline | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Tilden | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Blair | 6.6 miles | 12 | |
| Houston | 6.6 miles | 12 | |
| Percy | 7.6 miles | 13 | |
| Kampenville | 7.8 miles | 13 |
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 Eden | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5336797 | 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 407764. 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.