BlockOld Stonington, Illinois
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Stonington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62567. It stands on Brushy Branch. The Survey maps it on the Willeys quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1952 USGS Assumption quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Willeys quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
5,541 words on this townshipHistory of Christian County, Illinois, published 1880 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Stonington Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Stonington Township - 5,541 words.
Storms near this place
1 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Old Stonington in 1 storm report in 2023: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Old Stonington | - | An outbuilding was destroyed, numerous trees and tree branches were blown down, the window of a home was broken, and a vehicle was damaged by a falling tree. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandersville | 0.6 miles | 10 | |
| Stonington | 3.1 miles | 11 | |
| Midway | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Willeys | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Hewittville | 6.3 miles | 10 | |
| Radford | 6.4 miles | 11 | |
| Velma | 8.0 miles | 10 | |
| Assumption | 8.2 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1747921. 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.