BlockSexson Corner, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Ash Grove Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61957. It stands on Flat Branch. The Survey maps it on the Windsor quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1947 USGS Stewardson quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Stewardson quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Windsor quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Effingham quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Windsor quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
5,841 words on this townshipHistoric Sketch and Biographical Album of Shelby County, Illinois, published 1900; Shelby County in the World War, published 1919 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Ash Grove Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Ash Grove Township - 5,841 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Sexson Corner: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diepholz Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Matton Sand & Gravel | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
6 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sexson Corner in 6 storm reports between 2006 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sexson Corner | $5,000 | A tree was blown down near Lake Mattoon. |
| August 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sexson Corner | - | Downburst winds of 80-85 mph caused significant damage around Lake Mattoon. One home on the east side of the lake lost half its roof, while a home on the west side of the lake had a tree blown onto it. Extensive tree damage was noted in a concentrated area south of Shelby County Road 975 North. |
| June 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | Sexson Corner | - | A tornado briefly touched down in a field about 6 miles east of Windsor. No damage occurred. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Sexson Corner | - | Heavy rainfall amounts ranging from 4.00 to 5.00 inches were reported in a two hour period ending just after Midnight in a small part of southeast Shelby County. Most rural roads were inundated southeast of Windsor as a result. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sexson Corner | - | Door ripped off a shed. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Sexson Corner | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Windsor | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Trowbridge | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Strasburg | 5.9 miles | 12 | |
| South Strasburg | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Kingman | 6.5 miles | 12 | |
| Herborn | 8.4 miles | 12 | |
| Stewardson | 10.5 miles | 12 | |
| Middlesworth | 10.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 423178. 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.