BlockGrove City, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Mount Auburn Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62531. The Survey maps it on the Grove City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1923 USGS Taylorville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1925 USGS Taylorville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Grove City quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
8,580 words on this townshipHistory of Christian County, Illinois, published 1880 names this settlement in its chapter on Mount Auburn Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
The subject of our sketch was then but nine 3'ears old, and being the eldest son, he remained with his mother until he became of age ; much of the cares and responsibilities of raising crops and providing for the family devolved upon him. At the age of twenty-two he was united in marriage to Miss Sarah Murphy, January 5th, 1848, who died about one year afterwards, January 28, 1849. Mr. Crosthwait again married, his second choice being Ellen M. Benson, to whom he was united October 1st, 1850. By this marriage he has a family of five children, four boys and one girl. Mr. C. was educated to farm life, and has made that his principal avocation ; for four years he was iu the mercantile business, and carried on a general store iu Grove City, this county. In 18G2he enlisted iu the late war into Company D. 130th Illinois Volunteers, under Captain Daniel De Camp, Col. Niles having command of the regiment until the close of the war. In politics, Mr. Crosthwait is a republican, and in 1878 was nominated by his party to represent the thirtyfourth di-strict in the legislature, aud was elected. He luade a good and faitliful member in the house. He worked hard and talked but little, which, perhaps, is the best eulogy which can be pronounced upon a judicious and commendable law-maker. Mr. and Mrs. Crosthwait are members of the JM. E. Church, and have educated their family in that faith. His children are Henry C, Mary L., Lyman L., George A. and William E.
Passage source: History of Christian County, Illinois, published 1880.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Mount Auburn Township - it names this place 1 more 1 time.
Storms near this place
3 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grove City in 3 storm reports between 2001 and 2022: 3 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grove City | - | A well-constructed shed was blown over. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grove City | - | Power lines blown down. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Grove City | - | A large tree was blown down in Grove City. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bolivia | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Mount Auburn | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| Roby | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Blueville | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| Edinburg | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Campbellsburg (historical) | 6.7 miles | 12 | |
| Sharpsburg | 7.0 miles | 12 | |
| Stonington | 7.2 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 409535. 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.