BlockSharpsburg, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Buckhart Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62568. The Survey maps it on the Taylorville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1923 USGS Taylorville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1925 USGS Taylorville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Taylorville quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sharpsburg in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 3 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Sharpsburg | $75,000 | A tornado touched down about 2.7 miles east-southeast of Edinburg at 9:08 PM CDT. The tornado moved southeastward along County Road 1100 East north of County Road 2000 North, flattening an extensive area of corn, stripping half the roof off a machine shed, and snapping several large trees. Further southeast along County Highway 22 north of County Road 1900 North, numerous trees were damaged and two semi trailers were tipped over. Along County Road 1400 East north of 1800 North, a large tree was snapped and the roof of a house was damaged. The tornado dissipated just before reaching State Highway 48 about 4.1 miles northeast of Taylorville at 9:21 PM CDT. |
| December 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sharpsburg | $15,000 | The roof of an attached garage was blown off a well-built home. |
| June 2023 | Tornado (EF1) | Sharpsburg | - | A tornado touched down near the intersection of North 1250 East Road and East 1700 North Road north of Taylorville at 12:38 PM CDT. It tracked southeastward, damaging several trees and one home before dissipating about 4 miles northwest of Assumption at 12:47 PM CDT. |
| April 2022 | Tornado (EF1) | Sharpsburg | - | A tornado touched down 3 miles east-northeast of Sharpsburg at 5:49 PM CDT. The tornado demolished a 60 by 120-foot shed along East 1900 North Road just west of North 1300 East Road. Damage from the shed was thrown about a mile to the east-northeast. The tornado quickly dissipated 4 miles east-northeast of Sharpsburg at 5:50 PM CDT. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sharpsburg | - | Several large tree branches were broken. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Langleyville | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Edinburg | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Kincaid | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Jeisyville | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Blueville | 4.0 miles | 12 | |
| Bulpitt | 4.2 miles | 13 | |
| Taylorville | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Tovey Humphrey Station | 5.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 418298. 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.