BlockRohrer, Illinois
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Waverly No. 1 precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62692. The Survey maps it on the Waverly 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.
- 1924 USGS Waverly quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1926 USGS Waverly quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Waverly quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Waverly quadrangle1:24000
Storms near this place
2 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rohrer in 2 storm reports between 2007 and 2020: 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 2020 | Tornado (EF0) | Rohrer | $10,000 | A tornado touched down 3.5 miles north-northwest of Waverly at 4:28PM CDT. The tornado tracked north-northeastward and crossed into Sangamon County 4.5 miles north of Waverly at 4:30 PM CDT. Minor crop and tree damage was reported. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rohrer | - | Several 2 inch diameter tree limbs were blown down.| |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Centerville | 4.2 miles | 12 | |
| Waverly | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Appalokia (historical) | 4.5 miles | 13 | |
| Franklin | 7.7 miles | 12 | |
| Yeomans | 9.4 miles | 12 | |
| Nortonville | 9.8 miles | 12 | |
| Rees | 10.2 miles | 12 | |
| Clements | 11.9 miles | 12 |
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 Q122595835 | 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 423129. 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.