BlockMelrose, Illinois
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Melrose Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62477. The Survey maps it on the Annapolis quadrangle. It stands 597 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Annapolis quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Annapolis quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Terre Haute quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Annapolis quadrangle1:24000
Storms near this place
1 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Melrose in 1 storm report in 1998: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Melrose | - | Numerous large trees were blown down, which caused damage to several homes and vehicles in Melrose. Also, several mobile homes were destroyed. No injuries were reported and no damage estimate was available. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Orange | 3.2 miles | 14 | |
| Weir | 3.4 miles | 17 | |
| Choctaw | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Allright | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| West Union | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Walnut Prairie | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Neadmore | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Snyder | 6.6 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q6813616 | 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 413375. 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.