BlockHelmar, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Fox Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60541. The Survey maps it on the Plattville quadrangle.
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.
- 1925 USGS Yorkville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Plattville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Yorkville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Plattville quadrangle1:24000
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 Helmar: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unamed Limetone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Valley Run Stone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Helmar in 1 storm report in 2023: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Helmar | - | Pictures received show a barn with part of its roof blown off, damage to the barn door, and a small storage tank which had been knocked over. Time and wind speed were estimated using radar. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kentland | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Lisbon Center | 3.0 miles | 12 | |
| Knob Hill | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Lisbon | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Ament Corners | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Pavillion | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Millbrook | 5.2 miles | 10 | |
| Newark | 5.3 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 410040. 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.