Samuelson Corners, Illinois
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Rockford Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61107. The Survey maps it on the Rockford North quadrangle.
On record in Samuelson Corners
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Kenneth and Phyllis Laurent Houselisted 2012 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1918 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1938 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Rockford North quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Rockford North quadrangle1:24000
What happened here
An account from the chapter on Rockford township. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.
Winnebago Counit Dieectort
ill Putney, Vt., in 1800 ; he emigrated to Chicago in 1832, where he practiced his profession until 1838, when lie came to Rocliford to I'eside; he married Catherine Dunn, in St. Thomas, Canada, in 1822; she died in 1874; Dr. Goodhue was killed from falling into a well, while attending one of his patients, in 1847.
In the county-history sources
166,475 words on this townshipThe History of Winnebago County, Illinois : Its Past and Present, Containing ... a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Etc, published 1877; History of Rockford and Winnebago County, Llinois, from the First Settlement in 1834 to the Civil War, published 1900 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Rockford Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Rockford Township - 166,475 words.
Fires near this place
4 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Samuelson Corners between 2003 and 2004, burning about 4 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 18 September 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 16 February 2003 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 16 February 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 20 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 20 workings within 5 miles of Samuelson Corners: 15 past producers, 3 producers, 2 plants. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Racetrack Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Brudi Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Carrico Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Johns Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Loves Park City Eng. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Marks Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mulford Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Nelson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Nimtz Quarry & Mill Portable #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant |
Storms near this place
15 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Samuelson Corners in 15 storm reports between 2008 and 2020: 8 hail, 3 flood, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Samuelson Corners | - | A tornado with peak winds of 100 mph touched down near Guilford Road, east of Alpine Road and traveled approximately 6 miles northeast to Argyle Road where it crossed into Boone County. Numerous trees, power lines, utility poles and fences were blown down from where the tornado touched down through the Mulford Road and Springbrook Road area. Significant tree damage occurred in a localized area near Rock Valley College. Just northeast of Perryville Road, some utility poles were broken along with extensive tree damage and minor roof and siding damage occurred to some homes. Part of the roof was blown off of a Farm and Fleet building along East Riverside Boulevard, just west of Interstate 90. A home suffered siding and roof damage and metal wall panels were blown off a building, both along Paulson Road. |
| September 2019 | Flood | Samuelson Corners | - | Aldeen Golf Club was flooded near Keith Creek. |
| May 2017 | Hail | Samuelson Corners | - | Broadcast media relayed a photo of two inch diameter hail. |
| May 2013 | Hail | Samuelson Corners | - | Quarter size hail was reported near Guilford and Alpine Roads. |
| July 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Samuelson Corners | - | A large tree split, with a roughly one foot diameter section falling onto power lines near the intersection of Highcrest Road and Alpine Road. In Loves Park, several 15 to 20 inch pine trees snapped where 65 mph winds were measured. A spotter approximately four miles northeast of Loves Park estimated winds to 65 mph, while a spotter two miles east of Rockford estimated winds to 60 mph. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Samuelson Corners | - | A boat of unknown size was tied to a dock along the Rock River near Arlington Street. The boat was lifted out of the water and landed in a nearby tree. Several windows were also reported blown out near Arlington Street. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Samuelson Corners | - | Wind gusts were estimated to 80 mph near North Alpine and Spring Creek Roads. |
| August 2011 | Flood | Samuelson Corners | - | Flowing water was reported on Mulford Road near Sandy Hollow Road and State Street. |
| August 2010 | Flood | Samuelson Corners | - | Standing water was reported on Alpine Road between Spring Creek Road and State Street. Rainfall amounts included 2.50 inches near Winnebago Road and US20 in Rockford and 3.50 inches in Machesney Park. |
| June 2009 | Hail | Samuelson Corners | - | Quarter size hail was reported near East State Street and South Mulford Road. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Samuelson Corners | - | Golf ball size hail was reported near Mulford Road. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Samuelson Corners | - | Golf ball size hail was reported near State and Mulford Roads. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Samuelson Corners | - | Walnut size hail was reported at Guilford and Perryville. |
| August 2020 | Hail | Samuelson Corners | - | no account filed |
| September 2012 | Hail | Samuelson Corners | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loves Park | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| Ruby | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| Forest Hills Village | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Harlem | 3.1 miles | 20 | |
| Jonesville | 3.3 miles | 20 | |
| North Park | 3.5 miles | 20 | |
| Machesney Park | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Rockford | 3.8 miles | 20 |
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 Q122594333 | 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 423958. 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.
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.









