BlockMagnet, Illinois
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Mattoon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61938. The Survey maps it on the Mattoon West quadrangle. It stands 755 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1934 USGS Mattoon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1937 USGS Mattoon quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Mattoon West quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Effingham quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Mattoon West quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
44,148 words on this townshipThe History of Coles County, Illinois ... Map of Coles County; History of Illinois ... History of Northwest ... Constitution of the United States, Miscellaneous Matters, &c., &c, published 1879 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Mattoon Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Mattoon Township - 44,148 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Magnet: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matton Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Mattoon City Eng | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Magnet in 3 storm reports between 2009 and 2026: 1 flood, 1 tornado, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | Tornado (EF2) | Magnet | - | This tornado crossed from Moultrie County into western Coles County just south of Western Avenue at 9:58 PM CST. Several houses and outbuildings were damaged in western Coles County...from west of Mattoon to northeast of Mattoon. The most |significant damage included a one-story brick house that had it's roof entirely removed and 2 large metal storage buildings that sustained roof, siding, and metal support structure damage. The tornado lifted about 4 miles north-northeast of Mattoon at 10:04 PM. |
| February 2009 | Flood | Magnet | - | Several small creeks overflowed their banks across Coles County, causing water to flow across a few county roads. In addition, street flooding was reported in Mattoon, particularly along South 9th Street and 33rd Street. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Magnet | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wabash Point | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Paradise | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Lane Acres | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Mattoon | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Jones | 3.4 miles | 14 | |
| Etna | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Rolling Green | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Lipsey | 3.8 miles | 14 |
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 Magnet | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14687823 | 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 422930. 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.