BlockGilbirds, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Elkhorn Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62378. The Survey maps it on the Versailles quadrangle. It stands 659 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1928 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1931 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Versailles quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:100000
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 Gilbirds: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick North Shale Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Hollenbeak Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gilbirds in 3 storm reports in 2023: 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Gilbirds | 1 hurt | A very weak thunderstorm amidst a multicell cluster of showers produced a tornado that caused damage to a double-wide residence, its adjacent garage, and a carport behind the home. The home experienced some roof loss. Several trees on and around the property sustained damage. The tornado was rated an EF-1 with a path length of 0.42 miles, path width of 25 yards, and maximum wind gusts of 110mph. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Gilbirds | $10,000 | Thunderstorm winds caused minor roof damage to a house near Illinois Route 107. Also, just east of there an open sided car port was flipped over. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Gilbirds | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hersman | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Jaques | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Versailles | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Mount Sterling | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Cooperstown | 5.8 miles | 12 | |
| White Oak Springs (historical) | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Buckhorn | 7.2 miles | 12 | |
| Morrelville | 7.3 miles | 11 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q5561456 | 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 422735. 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.