BlockOcoya, Illinois
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Eppards Point Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61764. The Survey maps it on the Southwest Pontiac quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 15 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.
- 1935 USGS Pontiac quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1939 USGS Pontiac quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Southwest Pontiac quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Fairbury quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1998 USGS Southwest Pontiac quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Ocoya: 2 producers, 2 past producers, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mc Dowell Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Mcdowell Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Wagner Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Western Stone Div. Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Weston Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ocoya in 3 storm reports between 2015 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ocoya | - | A semitruck overturned on I-55 southbound south of mile marker 191. |
| July 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Ocoya | - | One utility pole was blown down near E 1200 N Road. |
| August 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Ocoya | - | Trained spotter observed tornado just west of I-55. No damage occurred. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rooks Creek | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| McDowell | 5.5 miles | 15 | |
| Pontiac | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Lodemia | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Graymont | 7.0 miles | 13 | |
| Champlin | 7.5 miles | 15 | |
| Waldo | 7.9 miles | 13 | |
| Avoca (historical) | 8.8 miles | 15 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122546487 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 423031. 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.