BlockSellers, Illinois
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Stanton Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61802. It lies near Blue Mound. The Survey maps it on the Flatville quadrangle. It stands 696 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1906 USGS Urbana quadrangle1:62500, 7 printings
- 1957 USGS Urbana quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Flatville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Champaign quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
In the county-history sources
254 words on this townshipEarly History and Pioneers of Champaign County : Illustrated by One Hundred and Fifteen Superb Engravings by Melville : Containing Biographical Sketches of the Early Settlers, the Early History of the County Obtained from the Most Reliable Sources and Many Graphic Scenes and Incidents from the Bright and Shady Sides of Pioneer Life, published 1891 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Stanton Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Stanton Township - 254 words.
Storms near this place
4 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sellers in 4 storm reports between 2014 and 2025: 1 flash flood, 1 flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2018 | Flood | Sellers | $1,000,000 | Around 1.00 to 1.75 inches of rain fell onto frozen ground late on February 19th. This set the conditions for rapid flash flooding to occur on February 20th into the 21st when 3.00 to 5.00 of rain occurred. Numerous creeks and streams rapidly flooded in central and eastern Champaign County. Numerous roads in Champaign, Urbana, Savoy, St. Joseph, Rantoul and Thomasboro were impassable. Additional rainfall on February 22nd and 23rd resulted in storm total amounts ranging from 4.25 to 7.00 inches in central and eastern Champaign County. Roads in St. Joseph, Ogden, Homer and Sidney remained flooded for three days. A person attempting to cross a flooded road near the Salt Creek, north of St. Joseph had to be rescued during the late morning of February 21st. No injuries were reported, but the vehicle sank into the Salt Creek. The flooding finally dissipated during the early morning of February 23rd. |
| March 2025 | Tornado (EF1) | Sellers | - | A tornado began just south of county road 2100, producing damage to trees and fencing near Sellers. The tornado continued northeast, producing additional damage to trees and farm outbuildings. Along county road 2600, approximately one mile west of Flatville, a small shed was blown over and shingle damage occurred to a house. The tornado continued northeast towards Gifford, producing shingle and siding damage to houses on the west side of Gifford and also flipping a few trailers. The tornado continued northeast, destroying two farm outbuildings near county road 3300 before dissipating. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sellers | - | Large sections of roofing were removed from a structure southwest of Flatville. |
| May 2014 | Flash Flood | Sellers | - | A second band of persistent rain from numerous thunderstorms tracking over the same areas in Champaign County produced 2.50 to 3.00 inches in less than two hours during the early evening hours east of Urbana. Most streets in St. Joseph and Ogden were flooded. Numerous rural roads in extreme east central Champaign County were impassable. State Highway 49 and Interstate 74 from mile post 191 to 198 were impacted and traffic was stopped at times. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flatville | 4.4 miles | 20 | |
| Augerville | 4.8 miles | 23 | |
| Mayview | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| Fulls | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Leverett | 5.6 miles | 23 | |
| Thomasboro | 5.7 miles | 23 | |
| Saint Joseph | 6.1 miles | 19 | |
| Pauline | 6.6 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.
| Wikipedia article on Sellers | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7448620 | 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 423173. 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.