BlockMontrose, Illinois
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1953 and the latest in 1998. It stands in St. Francis Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62445. The Survey maps it on the Teutopolis quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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 Teutopolis quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Teutopolis quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Effingham quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Teutopolis quadrangle1:24000
Storms near this place
6 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Montrose in 6 storm reports between 1996 and 2025: 5 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montrose | $40,000 | A gas station awning was blown down and damaged two cars. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montrose | - | Tree and structure damage occurred along I-70 near Montrose. |
| July 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montrose | - | A few 6-inch diameter tree limbs were blown down. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Montrose | - | no account filed |
| January 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montrose | - | no account filed |
| June 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Montrose | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teutopolis | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Evers | 6.1 miles | 11 | |
| Dieterich | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Green Creek | 8.1 miles | 15 | |
| Effingham | 9.2 miles | 15 | |
| Heartville | 11.8 miles | 15 | |
| Elliottstown | 12.0 miles | 11 | |
| Ewington | 12.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 413752. 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.