BlockMidland City, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1957 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Barnett Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61727. The Survey maps it on the Waynesville West quadrangle. It stands 653 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1957 USGS Kenney quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Waynesville West quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
1 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Midland City in 2014, burning about 1 acre in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2014036 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Midland City: 2 producers, 2 past producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle-Picher Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Holtz Pit No. 77 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Keck Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kenney Pit 9 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Midland City in 7 storm reports between 2003 and 2018: 3 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midland City | $15,000 | Numerous tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Midland City. |
| August 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Midland City | $10,000 | A tornado developed in an open field about 5.2 miles south-southwest of Waynesville, or about 0.2 mile east of the Logan/DeWitt County line and 1 mile north of Illinois Route 10. The tornado did damage to crops and trees before it dissipated about 3.5 miles south-southeast of Waynesville. |
| June 2013 | Flash Flood | Midland City | - | Scattered thunderstorms, with heavy rainfall amounts of 2 to 3 inches in one hour, produced flash flooding in extreme southwest DeWitt County during the early afternoon. Many rural roads between Illinois Route 10 and the Macon County line, as well as Route 54 into the village of Kenney were impassable. The flooding subsided by early evening. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Midland City | - | Heavy rain of 1.50 to 2.50 inches fell within two hours across parts of southern Dewitt County. This produced extensive flash flooding, particularly on rural roads. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Midland City | - | The tornado crossed into DeWitt County from Logan County west of Midland City. As it moved east, it blew down a few more trees before lifting and dissipating on the outskirts of Midland City. No structural damage or injuries were reported. |
| May 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Midland City | - | The downburst winds continued from Logan county into DeWitt county. The winds blew down several trees and damaged a barn. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Midland City | - | As the tornado crossed from Logan County into DeWitt County it blew down additional trees and power lines. The tornado lifted and dissipated on the outskirts of Hallsville. No injuries were reported with this tornado. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hallsville | 2.2 miles | 12 | |
| Tabor | 2.4 miles | 12 | |
| Kenney | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Tunbridge | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Jenkins | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Waynesville | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Rowell | 7.5 miles | 12 | |
| Clinton | 9.0 miles | 13 |
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 Midland City | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q6842317 | 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 413515. 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.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
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.