BlockPassport, Illinois
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Denver Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62868. It stands on Jesse Creek. The Survey maps it on the Wakefield quadrangle. It stands 466 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1941 USGS Newton quadrangle1:62500
- 1943 USGS Newton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Wakefield quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Olney quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
4 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Passport in 4 storm reports in 2022: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Passport | - | A tornado touched down on Deer Farm Lane near North Passport Road 1 mile south-southeast of Passport at 6:36 AM CDT. The tornado knocked down multiple power poles, then tracked east-southeastward causing periodic tree damage and damage to the roofing of a barn. The tornado dissipated near the intersection of County Road 1300 North and North Higgin Switch Road about 4.5 miles northwest of Olney at 6:44 AM CDT. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Passport | - | Several large tree branches and power lines were blown down. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Passport | - | Grain bins were damaged by strong winds. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Passport | - | Several large tree branches and power lines were blown down on East Deer Farm Lane. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wilsonburg (historical) | 2.0 miles | 10 | |
| Wakefield | 3.5 miles | 10 | |
| Pureton | 4.2 miles | 10 | |
| Noble | 6.4 miles | 10 | |
| Glenwood (historical) | 7.0 miles | 11 | |
| Watertown (historical) | 8.0 miles | 10 | |
| Dundas | 9.0 miles | 10 | |
| Olney | 9.3 miles | 10 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Passport | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7142841 | 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 415427. 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.