BlockEmma, Illinois
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Emma Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62821. The Survey maps it on the Emma quadrangle. It stands 367 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 21 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.
- 1905 USGS New Haven quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS New Haven quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS New Haven quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Emma quadrangle1:24000
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1978 USGS Emma quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
Storms near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Emma in 2 storm reports between 2011 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emma | $150,000 | About six miles southeast of Carmi at the intersection of County Roads 900N and 1500E, an intense downburst with winds near 120 mph struck. This downburst was a short distance east of the end of an EF-2 tornado track. A large equipment shed was unroofed, and an exterior wall collapsed. Two parked flatbed trailers were overturned. Dozens of trees were uprooted or snapped along a fence row. The damage area was only about one-third of a mile long and 400 yards wide. |
| September 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Emma | $1,000 | Tree debris brought down by thunderstorm downdraft winds was observed on IL-141 west of the Wabash River bridge. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elm Grove (historical) | 1.4 miles | 21 | |
| Herald | 3.3 miles | 20 | |
| Rising Sun | 5.2 miles | 11 | |
| Maunie | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Iron | 6.4 miles | 20 | |
| Epworth | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Brownsport (historical) | 7.0 miles | 11 | |
| Brownsville | 8.0 miles | 9 |
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 Emma | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5372697 | 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 408006. 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.
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.