BlockPreston, Illinois
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Walsh precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62242. It stands on Little Plum Creek. The Survey maps it on the Walsh quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1912 USGS Baldwin quadrangle1:62500
- 1914 USGS Baldwin quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1942 USGS Baldwin quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Walsh quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Pinckneyville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
1 since 2025Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Preston in 1 storm report in 2025: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Preston | $10,000 | The tornado touched down on Baldwin Road at 8:25 PM, producing tree damage with winds estimated around 70 mph. The tornado then moved northeast and uprooted and snapped trees along Ridge Road. The snapped trees were the worst damage, with winds estimated as high as 93 mph. Moving northeastward, the tornado removed the roof of a grain silo along Pearidge Road before lifting at 8:26 PM just east of Pearidge Road. The tornado was rated EF-1 with a path length of 1.32 miles and a maximum path width of 75 yards. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Walsh | 1.2 miles | 13 | |
| Evansville | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Schuline | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Baldwin | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Houston | 5.6 miles | 12 | |
| Grigg | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Prairie | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Ellis Grove | 7.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 416200. 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.