BlockNatrona, Illinois
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Allens Grove Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62682. It lies near Buxtom Hill. The Survey maps it on the Natrona quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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.
- 1942 USGS Delavan quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Natrona quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
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 Natrona: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Otto Machine Company Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Natrona in 1 storm report in 2022: 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 | Tornado (EF0) | Natrona | - | A tornado touched down in a field just north of County Road 1300 North about 2.5 miles north of Mason City at 4:46 AM CDT. The tornado tracked southeastward toward the intersection of County Road 1300 North and County Road 3600 East, flipping an empty trailer hopper and damaging a tractor before quickly dissipating at 4:48 AM CDT. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Allen | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Luther | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Mason City | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Teheran | 9.4 miles | 13 | |
| Easton | 11.5 miles | 13 | |
| Forest City | 12.4 miles | 14 | |
| Union | 12.5 miles | 15 | |
| Manito | 13.2 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 414304. 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.