BlockHelena, Illinois
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Lukin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62466. It stands on Sugar Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lancaster quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1911 USGS Sumner quadrangle1:62500
- 1913 USGS Sumner quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1957 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Lancaster quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Vincennes quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
5 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Helena in 5 storm reports between 2005 and 2022: 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Helena | - | Water was flowing across the roadway. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Helena | - | A few three-foot diameter trees were snapped and blown over. |
| June 2011 | Flash Flood | Helena | - | Thunderstorms during the late evening hours produced 2.50 to 4.00 of rain on extremely saturated ground and in locations which experienced flash flooding the previous week. This resulted in rapid flash flooding of creeks and roads across almost all of Lawrence County. Streets in Sumner and Lawrenceville were flooded and U.S. Highway 50, Illinois Route 1 and Route 250 had standing water in spots. Nearly all rural roads were flooded and closed due to the flooding. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Helena | - | Widespread tree, power line, and outbuilding damage across the southern half of the county, from Sumner and Helena east to Lawrenceville and St Francisville. 40 homes sustained minor damage, with 5 homes receiving major damage. No injuries were reported. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Helena | - | Large tree blown down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petersburg | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Sumner | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Hadley | 7.6 miles | 13 | |
| Grays Corner | 7.8 miles | 17 | |
| Bridgeport | 8.4 miles | 13 | |
| Sand Barrens | 9.2 miles | 18 | |
| Petrolia | 11.1 miles | 12 | |
| Saint Francisville | 11.6 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422795. 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.