BlockLancaster, Illinois
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Lancaster precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62476. 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 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lancaster in 5 storm reports between 1999 and 2008: 3 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lancaster | $50,000 | Thunderstorm wind gusts were estimated by spotters to be around 70 MPH. A barn was blown down near Allendale, and trees were uprooted elsewhere in the county. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Lancaster | - | A few county roads were under water. |
| January 2008 | Hail | Lancaster | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Lancaster | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Lancaster | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Friendsville | 4.0 miles | 13 | |
| Orio | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Gards Point | 5.6 miles | 18 | |
| Odgen | 6.9 miles | 20 | |
| Adams Corner | 7.0 miles | 18 | |
| Patton | 7.7 miles | 20 | |
| Allendale | 8.4 miles | 18 | |
| Cherry Hill Estates | 9.8 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 411789. 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.