BlockOilfield, Illinois
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Parker Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62420. The Survey maps it on the Westfield East quadrangle. It stands 659 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1936 USGS Casey quadrangle1:48000
- 1942 USGS Casey quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Casey quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1956 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1962 USGS Indianapolis quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Westfield East quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Terre Haute quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Westfield East quadrangle1:24000
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 Oilfield: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rennels Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Oilfield in 6 storm reports between 2009 and 2025: 2 flood, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF2) | Oilfield | - | This tornado crossed from Cumberland County into Clark County south of the intersection of County Road 000 East and County Road 1530 North at 6:48 PM CDT. It continued northeastward, damaging numerous trees and outbuildings and causing minor roof and siding damage in the community of Cleone and just north of Clarksville before passing into Edgar County just west of Flemington Creek at 7:02 PM CDT. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Oilfield | - | A large tree branch was blown down and fell through the roof of a home. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Oilfield | - | Several periods of rainfall occurred as a result of the remnants of Tropical Storm Bill. Rainfall totals ranged from 2.00 to 3.00 on already saturated ground in northwest Clark County. A few creeks flooded out of their banks. Extensive flooding of rural roads in the northwest part of the county was reported. |
| June 2015 | Flood | Oilfield | - | Several periods of rainfall occurred as a result of the remnants of Tropical Storm Bill. Rainfall totals ranged from 2.00 to 3.00 on already saturated ground in northwest Clark County. A few creeks flooded out of their banks. Extensive flooding of rural roads in the northwest part of the county was reported. The periods of rainfall persisted through the rest of June 19th and into June 20th. This caused roadways and creeks to remain flooded. The flooding subsided by the late morning of June 20th. |
| February 2009 | Flood | Oilfield | - | Several roads were flooded in Martinsville and Marshall. |
| August 2009 | Flash Flood | Oilfield | - | Thunderstorms produced 2 to 4 inches of rainfall within two hours in western Clark County. Extensive street flooding was reported in Casey and Martinsville. Traffic was significantly impacted along I-70 due to areas of standing water on the highway. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Westfield | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Cleone | 4.7 miles | 17 | |
| Cumberland | 6.2 miles | 17 | |
| Casey | 6.5 miles | 17 | |
| Martinsville | 6.9 miles | 17 | |
| Doyles | 8.4 miles | 17 | |
| Adenmoor | 10.4 miles | 17 | |
| Clarksville | 10.9 miles | 17 |
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 Q14687989 | 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 414978. 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.