BlockMunster, Illinois
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Reading Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61364. The Survey maps it on the Long Point quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1925 USGS Streator quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1927 USGS Streator quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Long Point quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Ottawa quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Ottawa quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
1,400 words on this townshipThe History of Livingston County, Illinois : Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, &c. .., published 1878; Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Livingston County, Vol. 2 by Strawn, Johnson, and Franzen (1909)., published 1909 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Reading Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Reading Township - 1,400 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Munster: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Streator Brick Shale Pit | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Munster in 4 storm reports between 2012 and 2020: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 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 2020 | Flash Flood | Munster | - | Multiple roads were flooded in northwest Livingston County. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munster | - | Multiple trees were blown down on a farm. |
| May 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munster | - | no account filed |
| August 2012 | Hail | Munster | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Coalville | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Vermilion City | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Reading | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Carriage Lane Estates | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| South Streator | 4.3 miles | 11 | |
| Ancona | 4.8 miles | 11 | |
| Smithdale | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Long Point | 7.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 423009. 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.
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.