BlockPrentice, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Alexander precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62612. The Survey maps it on the Prentice quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1932 USGS Virginia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Virginia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Prentice quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Prentice in 2008, burning about 3 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | SPRADLIN |
Storms near this place
10 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Prentice in 10 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Prentice | $100,000 | Heavy rainfall, with rates of 2.00 per hour, resulted in flash flooding in much of western Morgan County. Total rainfall accumulation of 3.00 to 4.00 caused the flooding of numerous roads and creeks. Two parks near Jacksonville were closed due to the flooded creeks and several people in Jacksonville had flooded basements. |
| October 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prentice | $15,000 | Several trees as large as 3 to 4 feet in diameter were blown down along Hog Barn Road about 2 miles east of Prentice and 2 miles south of Ashland. Numerous branches were downed and a few tree tops were snapped as well. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prentice | - | A large tree limb was blown down along Highway 123 just south of Prentice. |
| June 2011 | Flash Flood | Prentice | - | Thunderstorms during the late evening hours only produced 1.00 to 2.00 of rain. However, the ground was extremely saturated and flash flooding had occurred at times during the previous week, as well as during the past 24 hours. Thus, rapid flash flooding of creeks and roads occurred across northern and central Morgan County, including the water logged city of Jacksonville. Streets in Jacksonville were flooded and Illinois Route 78 and U.S. Highway 67 had standing water. Nearly all rural roads were impassable in the northern half of Morgan County during the early morning due to the flooding. |
| September 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prentice | - | One foot diameter tree blown down. |
| August 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Prentice | - | The roof of a shed was blown off. Also, several trees and power lines were blown down. Some of the debris landed on Illinois Route 123. |
| May 1995 | Tornado (F0) | Prentice | - | A tornado briefly touched down 1 E of Prentice damaging two homes and destroying several outbuildings. Numerous trees were blown down. No injuries were reported and no damage estimate was available. |
| May 2025 | Hail | Prentice | - | no account filed |
| March 2023 | Hail | Prentice | - | no account filed |
| May 2019 | Hail | Prentice | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yatesville | 1.2 miles | 12 | |
| Jordanville (historical) | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Sinclair | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Strawns Crossing | 7.5 miles | 12 | |
| Literberry | 8.3 miles | 12 | |
| Alexander | 9.1 miles | 12 | |
| Orleans | 9.4 miles | 12 | |
| Brownton (historical) | 10.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 416193. 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.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
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.