BlockLanesville, Illinois
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1954 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Lanesville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62515. The Survey maps it on the Mount Auburn quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1954 USGS Mechanicsburg quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Mount Auburn quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
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 Lanesville: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| F.F. Mengel Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lanesville in 7 storm reports between 1999 and 2024: 3 flash flood, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado. 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 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lanesville | $50,000 | A barn was destroyed with part of the structure being blown up to a mile from its foundation. |
| April 2024 | Flash Flood | Lanesville | - | Water was flowing over Old Route 36 east of Lanesville. |
| January 2023 | Tornado (EFU) | Lanesville | - | A trained spotter reported a brief tornado touchdown in an open field about 2 miles west-northwest of Illiopolis at 3:52 PM CST. No damage occurred. |
| August 2014 | Flash Flood | Lanesville | - | A slow moving thunderstorm produced 2.50 to 4.00 inches of rain in less than two hours across a small part of rural, eastern Sangamon County. Most rural roads were impassable between Illiopolis and Mechanicsburg. Parts of I-72 between mileposts 117 and 120 had standing water and lane closures. The flooding quickly subsided by Midnight local time. |
| September 2009 | Flash Flood | Lanesville | - | Slow moving thunderstorms produced rainfall rates of 2.00 inches per hour and flash flooding in extreme eastern Sangamon County. The heaviest rain was near Illiopolis where 4.00 to 5.00 inches was reported. Numerous streets and rural roads were flooded, particularly near the Sangamon River valley. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lanesville | - | Numerous tree limbs and power lines were blown down.| |
| June 1999 | Hail | Lanesville | - | Dime sized hail fell in Illiopolis. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saunders | 2.2 miles | 10 | |
| Haynes | 2.8 miles | 10 | |
| Buffalo | 3.2 miles | 10 | |
| Mechanicsburg | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Illiopolis | 5.7 miles | 11 | |
| Dawson | 6.1 miles | 10 | |
| Buffalo Hart | 6.7 miles | 11 | |
| Buckhart | 8.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 411807. 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.