BlockMarley, Illinois
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1998. It stands in New Lenox Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60448. The Survey maps it on the Mokena quadrangle. 128 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 692 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 23 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.
- 1890 USGS Des Plaines quadrangle1:62500
- 1894 USGS Des Plaines quadrangle1:62500
- 1900 USGS Des Plaines quadrangle1:62500
- 1901 USGS Des Plaines quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1929 USGS Mokena quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Mokena quadrangle1:24000
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Mokena quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1980 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Mokena quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Mokena quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
922 words on this townshipHistory of Will County Illinois, published 1878 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on New Lenox Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on New Lenox Township - 922 words.
Storms near this place
4 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marley in 4 storm reports between 2024 and 2025: 2 flash flood, 1 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 2025 | Flash Flood | Marley | $1,000,000 | Numerous reports of street flooding came out of the east side of Mokena, south of I-80. Near the Hickory Creek train station, at least 6 inches of water were flooding a viaduct. Up to 3 feet of water were reported on a roadway near Hercht Park. A nearby private weather station recorded 3.62 inches of rain from approximately 6 to 9 PM CST. Reports show flooding began in the area following an initial push of heavy rain during the 6PM CST hour, with additional flooding following subsequent storms through the evening. An estimated 200 structures were flooded around the Mokena, Frankfort, and Crete areas totaling around $1 million in flood damages. |
| August 2025 | Flash Flood | Marley | - | Multiple reports of flooded roadways came out of Mokena and Frankfort. Three separate private weather stations in the area recorded between 3.71 and 3.89 inches of rain between roughly 12:30 PM and 3 PM CST, featuring a couple of periods with rainfall rates of 2 inches per hour. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Marley | - | Numerous medium size and large tree limbs were blown down. A few trees were snapped. Power lines were blown down and at least one utility pole was snapped. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Marley | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Crystal Lake Estates | 1.6 miles | 23 | |
| Rolling Glen | 1.7 miles | 23 | |
| Hadley | 1.8 miles | 23 | |
| Gilletts | 2.2 miles | 23 | |
| Wedgewood Heights | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| Bellbrook | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| Mokena | 2.5 miles | 23 | |
| Spring Creek | 2.5 miles | 23 |
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 Marley | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q97197337 | 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 413020. 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.