BlockFlint, Illinois
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Knight Prairie Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62859. The Survey maps it on the Macedonia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 10 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.
- 1942 USGS McLeansboro quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS McLeansboro quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Macedonia quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:100000
Storms near this place
2 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Flint in 2 storm reports between 2015 and 2022: 1 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Flint | $2,000 | A brief tornado occurred just south of Illinois Highway 14 along County Road 7. Several tree limbs were broken. Corn stalks were flattened. A play set was blown over. The tornado moved northwest across County Road 7. Peak winds were estimated near 75 mph. |
| August 2022 | Hail | Flint | - | The broadcast media relayed a photo of the hailstone next to a quarter for reference. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond City | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Braden | 4.7 miles | 19 | |
| Tuckers Corners | 5.3 miles | 19 | |
| McLeansboro | 5.3 miles | 10 | |
| Hoodville | 5.4 miles | 10 | |
| Olga | 5.6 miles | 19 | |
| Delafield | 6.0 miles | 10 | |
| Lovilla | 6.8 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422704. 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.