BlockPhelps, Illinois
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Sugar Loaf Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62240. It lies near Cement Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Columbia quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 20 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.
- 1910 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:62500
- 1913 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Columbia quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Columbia quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Columbia quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Waterloo quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Festus quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Columbia quadrangle1:24000
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 17 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 17 workings within 5 miles of Phelps: 10 past producers, 4 plants, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alpha Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Superior Dredge and Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - S&G | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Casper Stolle Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Columbia Quarry & Mill #9 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Columbia Quarry No. 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Columbia Quarry No. 2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| East St. Louis Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Krause #1 Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant |
Storms near this place
1 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Phelps 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 | Phelps | - | Widespread wind damage across the southern portions of St. Clair County. Numerous large trees, tree limbs, and power lines were blown down in Millstadt, Smithton, Freeburg and south of Mascoutah. Several roads in the area were blocked by the fallen trees, tree limbs and power lines. In Freeburg, the grain bins next to the high school were destroyed. Also, a large barn lost part of it's roof near Freeburg. No deaths or injuries were reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bixby | 0.5 miles | 20 | |
| Sugarloaf Heights | 0.5 miles | 20 | |
| Dupo | 1.9 miles | 27 | |
| Vulcan | 3.1 miles | 27 | |
| Bluffside | 3.3 miles | 20 | |
| Falling Spring | 3.4 miles | 27 | |
| East Carondelet | 3.7 miles | 27 | |
| North Dupo | 4.2 miles | 27 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 426465. 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.