BlockProvidence, Illinois
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1921 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Indiantown Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61368. The Survey maps it on the Wyanet quadrangle. It stands 925 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.
- 1921 USGS Buda quadrangle1:62500
- 1923 USGS Buda quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Wyanet quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Kewanee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Providence: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyanet Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wyanet Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Providence in 7 storm reports between 2003 and 2024: 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Providence | $150,000 | 32 x 48 foot barn destroyed |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Providence | $5,000 | Heavy rains resulted flash flooding of a section of Wyanet-Walnut Road about 8 miles south of Wyanet, IL during the late afternoon and early evening of June 12. |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Providence | $1,000 | A downburst toppled 5 trees 14 to 16 inches in diameter. |
| June 2024 | Flash Flood | Providence | - | Route 40 was impassable due to flooding. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Providence | - | Corn was blown down in fields. |
| May 2012 | Flash Flood | Providence | - | A trained spotter reported severe flooding in the area; 800 North Avenue East is washed out near Tiskilwa, several other area roads have water running across them. |
| October 2017 | Hail | Providence | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burnett | 3.8 miles | 10 | |
| Tiskilwa | 4.7 miles | 10 | |
| Bourbonais (historical) | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Buda | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Milo | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Wyanet | 6.0 miles | 10 | |
| Langley | 8.1 miles | 10 | |
| Lone Tree Corners | 8.6 miles | 17 |
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 Providence | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7252358 | 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 416247. 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.