BlockFunkhouser, Illinois
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1950 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Summit Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62401. The Survey maps it on the Effingham South quadrangle. It stands 581 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1950 USGS Effingham quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1951 USGS Effingham quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Effingham South quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Effingham quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Effingham South quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Funkhouser in 2020, burning about 14 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 December 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 14 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2020173 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Funkhouser: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Effinghham City Hwy Dept. Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
8 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Funkhouser in 8 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Funkhouser | $50,000 | Several trees were blown down and a few buildings were damaged at Lake Sara. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Funkhouser | - | Several power lines were downed across Lake Sara Road. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Funkhouser | - | Power lines were downed near the intersection of US-40 and County Road 900 East. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Funkhouser | - | A large tree was blown down on North Park Road near Lake Sara. |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Funkhouser | - | Several trees, tree branches, and power lines were blown down. Power outages were reported in Effingham, Lake Sara, and Funkhouser. |
| April 2009 | Flood | Funkhouser | - | The Little Wabash River overflowed its banks and spilled across West Fayette Road between Effingham and Lake Sara. |
| May 2012 | Hail | Funkhouser | - | no account filed |
| June 2010 | Hail | Funkhouser | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ewington | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Keptown | 2.8 miles | 15 | |
| Freenanton (historical) | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Dexter | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Effingham | 4.5 miles | 15 | |
| Blue Point | 5.0 miles | 15 | |
| Heartville | 5.1 miles | 15 | |
| Watson | 5.5 miles | 15 |
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 Funkhouser | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q38249283 | 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 408817. 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.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
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.