BlockObed, Illinois
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Pickaway Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62510. The Survey maps it on the Obed 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.
- 1949 USGS Dalton City quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Obed quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Obed quadrangle1:24000
Storms near this place
3 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Obed in 3 storm reports between 2017 and 2022: 2 flash flood, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2022 | Flash Flood | Obed | - | Water was flowing across Route 128 near Findlay. |
| May 2017 | Flood | Obed | - | Heavy rainfall of 2.00 to 3.00 inches during the early morning hours of May 4th, on already saturated ground, resulted in flash flooding across much of Shelby County. Officials reported that most roads were impassable and numerous creeks rapidly flooded. Parts of Illinois Route 128 were closed north and south of Shelbyville, and Illinois Route 32 was closed north of Windsor. Additional rainfall of 0.50 to 1.50 inches later in the day May 4th into May 5th caused creeks and roads to stay flooded for nearly 24 hours. Flood waters subsided by the afternoon on May 5th. |
| May 2017 | Flash Flood | Obed | - | Heavy rainfall of 2.00 to 3.00 inches during the early morning hours of May 4th, on already saturated ground, resulted in flash flooding across much of Shelby County. Officials reported that most roads were impassable and numerous creeks rapidly flooded. Parts of Illinois Route 128 were closed north and south of Shelbyville, and Illinois Route 32 was closed north of Windsor. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yantisville | 2.2 miles | 11 | |
| Pleak | 2.8 miles | 11 | |
| Prairie Home | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Westervelt | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Henton | 7.0 miles | 13 | |
| Todds Point | 7.3 miles | 11 | |
| Moweaqua | 7.4 miles | 11 | |
| Duvall | 8.4 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 423030. 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.