BlockLedford, Illinois
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Harrisburg Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62946. The Survey maps it on the Harrisburg quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 20 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.
- 1925 USGS Harrisburg quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1939 USGS Harrisburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Harrisburg quadrangle1:62500
- 1961 USGS Harrisburg quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Harrisburg quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
2 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Ledford in 2009, burning about 40 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 1614 |
| 5 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Shawnee National Forest | RICE RD, |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Ledford: 3 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cave In Rock Quarry | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Downstate No. 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Harrisburg City Eng. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Saline Highway Department | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ledford in 5 storm reports between 2003 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | Ledford | $80,000 | An EF-1 tornado formed southeast of Carrier Mills with tree damage north of Walnut Grove Rd. The tornado tracked east-southeastward. Several dozen trees were snapped or uprooted along with many large branches broken along the path. A few homes and barns with minor roof damage. One home was slightly shifted off its foundation on Walnut Grove Rd. The heaviest concentration of tree damage was on Willow Grove Rd. Damage became more sparse as the tornado crossed fields east of Hwy 145, with tree damage visible on the South Fork Saline River. Additional tree damage occurred in Somerset, with the tornado lifting at Shawnee Rd. Peak winds with this tornado were estimated at 95 mph. Many locations experienced straight-line wind damage north and south of the track from inflow regions of the supercell. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ledford | $20,000 | Straight-line wind damage on the north end of a tornado track was found along Blue Hole Rd, Feazel Rd, Butler Rd, and Willow Grove Rd. Tree damage generally fell towards the south or southeast. The most significant damage was an uprooted tree which fell onto a house. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Ledford | - | Water was over Illinois Highway 145 in at least three locations. The locations were all south of Harrisburg. The water was over both the north and southbound lanes at the intersection of County Road 18. |
| December 2013 | Flood | Ledford | - | Water was over a roadway near Ledford. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ledford | - | Tree limbs and a few trees were blown down. One large tree fell across power lines. U.S. Route 45 was blocked by a fallen tree for a couple of hours. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberty | 1.7 miles | 20 | |
| Carrier Mills | 2.5 miles | 22 | |
| Buena Vista | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Dorrisville | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Pankeyville | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| Garden Heights | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Harrisburg | 3.7 miles | 20 | |
| Dorris Heights | 3.9 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 411904. 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.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
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.