BlockSelmaville, Illinois
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Salem Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62881. The Survey maps it on the Salem South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1934 USGS Salem quadrangle1:62500
- 1938 USGS Salem quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Salem South quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Olney quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
1,715 words on this townshipBrinkerhoff's History of Marion County, Illinois, published 1909 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Salem Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Salem Township - 1,715 words.
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 Selmaville: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion County Pit | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Selmaville in 4 storm reports between 2012 and 2023: 2 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Selmaville | $2,000,000 | At 8:11 PM CDT, a tornado touched down to the southwest of Salem, IL, near the intersection of Selmaville Rd and Lowery Ln. There it damaged several trees before moving through a forested area. The tornado then moved through a neighborhood, resulting in more tree damage, roofing and siding damage to a number of homes, and the collapse of a newly built large garage. Next, the tornado intensified as it moved through the southern portion of Salem, IL, damaging several homes, businesses, and numerous trees. This includes significant damage to the roof and walls of a commercial building and a home that was shifted off of its foundation. The tornado continued east of town, moving through a golf course and more wooded areas before approaching U.S. Highway 50 east of Salem. As the tornado crossed the highway, it collapsed a large outbuilding before quickly dissipating. Overall, the tornado was rated EF1 with a max wind speed of 105 mph. The path length was 5.95 miles with a max path width of 250 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Selmaville | - | Thunderstorm winds blew the metal roof off of an overhanging porch. |
| July 2014 | Hail | Selmaville | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Selmaville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salem | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| Odin | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Tonti | 4.1 miles | 11 | |
| Cartter | 6.3 miles | 11 | |
| Sandoval | 6.3 miles | 13 | |
| Hubbard Woods | 6.6 miles | 13 | |
| Bannister | 7.2 miles | 11 | |
| Junction City | 7.3 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 Q122552337 | 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 418193. 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.