BlockMarlow, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Webber Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62814. The Survey maps it on the Opdyke quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1933 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:48000
- 1933 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Opdyke quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
4,763 words on this townshipHistory of Jefferson County, Illinois, published 1883 names this settlement in its chapter on Webber Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
Warner N. and Lora E. In JaTuiary, 1862, he enlisted in Company H, Fii-st Illinois Cavalry, under command of Capt. Noleman, of Centralia. In July of the same year, he was mustered out. In August, 1862, be again enlisted in Company B, One Hundred and Tenth Illinois Volunteer Infantry, and served in that till in the spring of 1863, when he was mustered out. While in the service, he received a wound in the ankle while making a charge, from the effects of which he still suffer.s. After returning from the service, he anjain engaged at his trade, but in 1876 began farming, at which occupation he is now engaged. In politics, he is a Republican.
Passage source: History of Jefferson County, Illinois, published 1883.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Webber Township - it names this place 3 more 3 times.
Storms near this place
1 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Marlow in 1 storm report in 2014: 1 flash flood. 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 2014 | Flash Flood | Marlow | - | A trained spotter reported a creek was overflowing in his back yard after 2.3 inches of rain fell. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynchburg (historical) | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Camp Ground | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Shirley | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Bluford | 3.6 miles | 10 | |
| Markham City | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Summersville | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Opdyke | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Pigeon (historical) | 5.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 413022. 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.