BlockMarcelline, Illinois
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1995. It stands in Ursa Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62376. It stands on Whiteoak Creek. The Survey maps it on the Mendon quadrangle. 75 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 620 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1946 USGS Mendon quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Mendon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Mendon quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Keokuk quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1995 USGS Mendon quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Marcelline: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marce Number 7 Quarry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Binger Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Vinson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marcelline in 2 storm reports between 2010 and 2023: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Marcelline | - | The tornado developed about three quarters of a mile south southwest of Marcelline, IL around 2:24 AM on August 5th, 2023. It tracked to the east-northeast, crossing Illinois Route 96 just north of 2400th Avenue, snapping tree limbs and displacing power poles. Further northeast, it then crossed N 2450th Avenue where it caused damage to a few homes and trees in the area. After crossing E 900th Street north of the intersection with N 2450th Avenue, it crossed E 953rd Lane and caused additional damage to a home, an outbuilding, and trees. The tornado lifted after this damage, around 2:31 AM. Overall, the tornado was rated EF1 with a path length of 2.87 miles. The max path width was 200 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported. |
| June 2010 | Flood | Marcelline | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ursa | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Lima | 4.1 miles | 14 | |
| Mendon | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Rock Creek | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Bloomfield | 7.4 miles | 15 | |
| Meyer | 7.5 miles | 18 | |
| Loraine | 8.1 miles | 14 | |
| Country Meadows | 9.5 miles | 19 |
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 Marcelline | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q4282436 | 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 412985. 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.