BlockShirley, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Dodds Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62864. The Survey maps it on the Opdyke 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.
- 1933 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:48000
- 1933 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Opdyke quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1982 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
4,808 words on this townshipHistory of Jefferson County, Illinois, published 1883; Wall's History of Jefferson 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 Dodds Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Dodds Township - 4,808 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 Shirley: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jefferson Cty Hwy Dept Pit | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shirley in 3 storm reports between 2009 and 2012: 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. The reports record 1 death and 2 injuries. 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 2012 | Tornado (EF2) | Shirley | 1 killed, 2 hurt, $150,000 | A tied down double wide mobile home was destroyed. A elderly lady was killed and a teenage boy was injured when the mobile home was lofted by the tornado and carried approximately 100 yards to the northeast, with the mobile home undercarriage carried approximately 200 yards. One home had windows blown out on the second story. One barn was heavily damaged with 2 others receiving moderate damage. Several trees were blown down or snapped. Peak winds were estimated near 130 mph. |
| April 2009 | Flash Flood | Shirley | $10,000 | A vehicle was swept off a roadway. The female occupant was rescued unhurt. Highway 142 was closed at the Interstate 64 underpass. A few secondary roads were closed. |
| June 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Shirley | $2,000 | A brief tornado was witnessed by a trained spotter. The tornado touched down, went up, and then briefly touched down again. Metal sheeting was torn off a horse barn and a storage barn. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lynchburg (historical) | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Opdyke | 3.1 miles | 12 | |
| Summersville | 3.3 miles | 12 | |
| Morganville | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Marlow | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Bakerville | 3.6 miles | 12 | |
| Camp Ground | 3.7 miles | 12 | |
| Mount Vernon | 4.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 423184. 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.