BlockHersman, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Mount Sterling Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62353. It lies near Wheeler Ridge. The Survey maps it on the Versailles quadrangle. It stands 699 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1928 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1931 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1980 USGS Versailles quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:100000
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 Hersman: 4 past producers, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hollenbeak Sand and Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mt. Sterling Plant No. 13 & Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Pea Ridge Rock Number 1 | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Frederick North Shale Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Mt.Sterling Clay Pit & Mill | Clay | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hersman in 8 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 7 hail, 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 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hersman | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down two trees. |
| June 2024 | Hail | Hersman | - | no account filed |
| May 2023 | Hail | Hersman | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Hersman | - | no account filed |
| February 2011 | Hail | Hersman | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Hersman | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Hersman | - | no account filed |
| May 1998 | Hail | Hersman | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilbirds | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Mount Sterling | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Jaques | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Buckhorn | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| White Oak Springs (historical) | 6.1 miles | 12 | |
| Fargo | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Versailles | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Cooperstown | 7.2 miles | 12 |
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 Hersman | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5744590 | 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 410113. 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.