BlockGilchrist, Illinois
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Farmington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61531. The Survey maps it on the Farmington West quadrangle. It stands 761 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1912 USGS Canton quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Farmington West quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Galesburg quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1989 USGS Galesburg quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
8,301 words on this townshipHistory of Fulton County, Illinois;, published 1879 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Farmington Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Farmington Township - 8,301 words.
Storms near this place
1 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gilchrist in 1 storm report in 2015: 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 | Gilchrist | - | Heavy rainfall of 2.50 to 5.00 was measured in extreme northern Fulton County on ground already saturated from flooding three days prior. Illinois Route 97 north of Fairview to the Knox County line and much of Route 116 to the Peoria County line were impassable. Streets in Farmington and London Mills were also flooded. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Norris | 1.5 miles | 16 | |
| Forty Acres | 2.4 miles | 16 | |
| Brereton | 2.6 miles | 17 | |
| Farmington | 3.9 miles | 16 | |
| Middlegrove | 5.1 miles | 16 | |
| Village Square | 5.7 miles | 17 | |
| Prospect Heights Addition | 5.7 miles | 17 | |
| Westview Acres | 5.8 miles | 17 |
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 Gilchrist | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5561469 | 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 422736. 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.