BlockMiddlepoint, Illinois
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1905 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Indian Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62869. The Survey maps it on the Norris City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 18 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.
- 1905 USGS Eldorado quadrangle1:62500
- 1906 USGS Eldorado quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Eldorado quadrangle1:62500
- 1963 USGS Norris City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
Storms near this place
1 since 2016Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Middlepoint in 1 storm report in 2016: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Middlepoint | $5,000 | Widespread street flooding was reported across Norris City. In Carmi, several roads were flooded. Water was over other roads in the county, including the intersection of Illinois Route 1 and U.S. 45 near Norris City. Water was over Illinois Route 14 about three miles west of Carmi and over U.S. 45 near Highway 18. A motorist in a stalled car near the Hamilton County line required assistance. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Roland | 1.8 miles | 18 | |
| Norris City | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Gossett | 3.9 miles | 18 | |
| Iron | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Stokes | 5.9 miles | 9 | |
| Herald | 6.5 miles | 20 | |
| Sacramento | 7.1 miles | 9 | |
| Brownsville | 7.9 miles | 9 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422977. 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.