BlockHarvard Hills, Illinois
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1995. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61571. The Survey maps it on the Washington quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1928 USGS Mackinaw quadrangle1:62500
- 1932 USGS Mackinaw quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Washington quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1995 USGS Washington quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
20,168 words on this townshipHistory of Tazewell County, Illinois ; Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Townships, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History; Portraits of Prominent Persons and Biographies of Representative Citizens. History of Illinois ... Digest of State Laws, published 1879 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Washington Township covers the township.
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Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Harvard Hills: 3 producers, 2 past producers. 3 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Pit No 3 Peoria Brick & Tile | Clay | Producer | ||
| Farmdale Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Moushon Construction Co. Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Peoria Concrete Construction Co Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Peoria Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Harvard Hills in 6 storm reports between 2008 and 2026: 2 hail, 1 lightning, 1 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2008 | Lightning | Harvard Hills | $50,000 | Lightning struck a tree next to a house, setting the house ablaze. Two rooms were burned, and damage was done to the house roof and siding. Damage was also done to a vehicle parked nearby. There were no injuries. |
| July 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Harvard Hills | - | This tornado began in Woodford County, forming one mile southeast of Germantown Hills. As it crossed into Tazewell County, it uprooted two trees at the intersection of Tazewood and Nofsinger Roads. It dissipated briefly after crossing the county line. The damage produced by this tornado was rated EF-1 in both Woodford and Tazewell counties. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Harvard Hills | - | Two trees were snapped near the base. |
| May 2011 | Flash Flood | Harvard Hills | - | Thunderstorms with very heavy rain produced rainfall rates of 2.00 per hour for about two hours in eastern Tazewell County. This produced extensive flooding of many streets, rural roads and creeks. The most affected areas extended from Washington to east of Morton, through Mackinaw to just north of Hopedale. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Harvard Hills | - | no account filed |
| March 2026 | Hail | Harvard Hills | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Trailpark Gardens | 2.0 miles | 21 | |
| Beverly Manor | 2.4 miles | 15 | |
| Sunnyland | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Robein | 3.2 miles | 21 | |
| Washington | 4.3 miles | 15 | |
| Farmdale | 4.6 miles | 21 | |
| Fondulac Plaza Shopping Center | 4.8 miles | 21 | |
| Highway Village | 5.5 miles | 21 |
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 Q122593363 | 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 409899. 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.