BlockKirksville, Illinois
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1999. It stands in Sullivan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61951. The Survey maps it on the Kirksville quadrangle. It stands 676 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1935 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1935 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:48000
- 1940 USGS Sullivan quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Kirksville quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1999 USGS Kirksville quadrangle1:24000
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 Kirksville: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Moultrie Pit | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Kirksville in 5 storm reports between 1997 and 2010: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 waterspout, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirksville | $1,000,000 | Downburst winds caused significant damage across parts of Moultrie County from near Kirksville eastward through Sullivan. Crops and numerous large trees were damaged along this path just southwest and south of Sullivan. In the town of Sullivan itself, structural damage occurred to 4 buildings along the town square. The roof and facade of one building were blown onto the street below, crushing a car. The roof of a hotel on the south side of town was blown off...with pieces of it carried nearly 200 yards away. |
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Kirksville | - | Heavy rainfall rates of 1.00 to 1.50 per hour for three hours during the late evening resulted in flash flooding across southern Moultrie County. Parts of state highway 16, 32 and 121 had nearly a foot of water flowing over them, and most rural roads in the county were impassable due to the heavy rain. |
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirksville | - | Numerous trees and power lines blown down. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Kirksville | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees 2.5 miles south of Kirksville. |
| May 1997 | Waterspout | Kirksville | - | A waterspout briefly formed over Lake Shelbyville 2 miles southeast of Kirksville. No damage or injuries were reported. |
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.
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 Kirksville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6415832 | 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 411549. 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.