BlockHerbert, Illinois
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Spring Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60145. The Survey maps it on the Belvidere South quadrangle. It stands 873 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1918 USGS Kirkland quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Belvidere South quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:100000
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Herbert: 1 past producer. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Herbert in 4 storm reports between 2001 and 2026: 1 hail, 1 tornado, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Herbert | $150,000 | Witnesses said the tornado touched down in a field then moved northeast destroying a detached garage. The tornado ripped the roof off of a home though the walls mainly remained intact. Several hardwood trees were snapped. Maximum wind speeds were estimated to be 110 mph. (Tornado 6 of 7). |
| June 2017 | Flood | Herbert | - | Standing water estimated to be 4 inches deep was reported at Davis School and Glidden Roads. |
| April 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Herbert | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Herbert | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Reeds Crossing (historical) | 3.4 miles | 15 | |
| Irene | 6.7 miles | 15 | |
| Garden Prairie | 7.3 miles | 14 | |
| Belvidere | 8.4 miles | 14 | |
| Prairie View | 9.2 miles | 15 | |
| Greenview Estates | 9.3 miles | 14 | |
| Edgewood | 9.7 miles | 15 | |
| Russellville | 12.0 miles | 14 |
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 Herbert | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14687540 | 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 410090. 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.