BlockFalmouth, Illinois
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1940 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Wade Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62448. The Survey maps it on the Rose Hill quadrangle.
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.
- 1940 USGS Greenup quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Greenup quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Rose Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Effingham quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Rose Hill quadrangle1:24000
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 Falmouth: 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jasper Cty Hwy Dept Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Mc Leansboro Shale Exposure | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
6 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Falmouth in 6 storm reports between 1996 and 2015: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Falmouth | - | Persistent thunderstorms produced periods of heavy rainfall ranging from 2.50 to 3.50 of accumulation in 3 to 4 hours during the late evening of June 21st. This rain fell on already saturated ground from flash flooding the previous week. Streets in the town of Sainte Marie were flooded, as were rural roads east and southeast of Newton between Illinois Routes 49 and 130. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Falmouth | - | Hail fell at Sam Parr State Park. |
| September 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | - | Numerous large tree limbs were blown down onto Illinois Route 130. No injuries were reported. |
| October 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | - | An unoccupied mobile home was overturned and several trees were uprooted. |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Falmouth | - | A line of thunderstorms moved through Jasper County. The storms knocked down several trees in the Falmouth and Newton areas. |
| May 1996 | Tornado (F0) | Falmouth | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rose Hill | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Plainfield | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Brookville | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Newton | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Hunt City | 6.5 miles | 13 | |
| Lis | 6.5 miles | 11 | |
| Hidalgo | 7.0 miles | 13 | |
| Gila | 7.3 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 408257. 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.