BlockNormantown, Illinois
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Wheatland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60585. The Survey maps it on the Normantown quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 22 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.
- 1892 USGS Joliet quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1923 USGS Joliet quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1953 USGS Normantown quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Joliet quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Normantown quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Normantown quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Normantown: 5 past producers, 3 producers, 2 plants, 1 occurrence. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Patterson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Plainfield Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Plainfield Plant & Mine | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Avery No. 3 Pit & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Boughton Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Dupage River Quarry E.E. Hauling | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Illinois Stone Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Plainfield Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Normantown in 9 storm reports between 2008 and 2020: 4 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning, 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 2008 | Lightning | Normantown | $50,000 | A house was struck by lightning which caused a fire. |
| September 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Normantown | $30,000 | Couple of trees down, as well as large branches down. |
| April 2017 | Hail | Normantown | - | Penny size hail was reported at the intersection of 119th Street and Route 59. |
| June 2017 | Hail | Normantown | - | Quarter size hail was reported near 127th Street and Van Dyke Road. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Normantown | - | Six inch diameter trees were snapped at the base near 135th Street and Van Dyke Road. |
| June 2011 | Hail | Normantown | - | Golfball size hail was reported near Route 30 and 135th Street as well as one mile west of Plainfield. Penny size hail was reported in numerous areas in and around Plainfield. |
| June 2011 | Flash Flood | Normantown | - | Heavy rains caused road closures along Route 30 between 127th Street and 135th Street. At the National Weather Service in Romeoville, a storm total of 5.29 inches of rain was measured. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Normantown | - | Wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Normantown | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuttle Farm | 0.6 miles | 22 | |
| Walkers Grove | 1.0 miles | 22 | |
| Tamarack | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Golden Meadow Estates | 1.1 miles | 22 | |
| Shenandoah | 1.2 miles | 22 | |
| Kensington Club | 1.2 miles | 22 | |
| Prairie Ponds | 1.2 miles | 22 | |
| Wheatland Plains | 1.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 414552. 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.