BlockRock Creek, Illinois
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1946 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Ursa Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62305. It stands on Rock Creek. The Survey maps it on the Long Island quadrangle. It stands 489 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1946 USGS Mendon quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Mendon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Long Island quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Keokuk quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Rock Creek: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Binger Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rock Creek in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 2 flash flood, 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 lightning. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Creek | $10,000 | Widespread wind damage across the Quincy metropolitan area. Numerous large trees were blown down. |
| June 2017 | Lightning | Rock Creek | $10,000 | Lightning struck a garage on the north side of Quincy, causing a fire which destroyed the structure. |
| June 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rock Creek | - | The Adams County emergency manager reported farm structures down, power poles snapped, wires down, and trees snapped and uprooted near Highway 96 and Highway 24 north of Quincy. There were also multiple large trees down and some roof damage to farm outbuildings near 24th Street and Boy Scout Road. |
| September 2010 | Flash Flood | Rock Creek | - | Up to three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Several roads were flooded including Illinois Route 57 on the south side of Quincy where 10 inches of water was flowing over the roadway. |
| July 2008 | Flash Flood | Rock Creek | - | Between 1 and 2 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time on already saturated soils causing flash flooding. Numerous roads in Quincy had a foot of water over them at times. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Rock Creek | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Rock Creek | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ursa | 2.6 miles | 15 | |
| Country Meadows | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Bloomfield | 5.2 miles | 15 | |
| North Quincy | 5.2 miles | 18 | |
| Marcelline | 5.3 miles | 15 | |
| Northridge | 5.8 miles | 18 | |
| Northbrook | 6.1 miles | 18 | |
| Ewbanks | 6.3 miles | 19 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q4396795 | 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 423125. 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.