BlockShokokon, Illinois
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Carman Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61425. It stands on Ellison Creek. The Survey maps it on the Lomax quadrangle. It stands 528 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1932 USGS Lomax quadrangle1:62500
- 1937 USGS Lomax quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Lomax quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Shokokon: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burlington Quarries | Limestone, Dimension, Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Granite Brick Co. Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Spring Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sullivan Slough Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Kemper Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Miller-Ervin Quarries | Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Shokokon in 3 storm reports between 2009 and 2020: 2 thunderstorm wind, 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 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shokokon | - | A large tree was blown down, the time was estimated. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Shokokon | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 65 mph were observed about 1 mile east of Carman, IL around 739 pm June 23. Portions of some area corn fields were blown down. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Shokokon | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Heapsville | 0.9 miles | 18 | |
| Carman | 0.9 miles | 14 | |
| Yellow Banks | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Silver Lake (historical) | 1.2 miles | 18 | |
| Carthage Lake | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Iowa Junction | 4.2 miles | 14 | |
| Gulfport | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Lomax | 4.7 miles | 14 |
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 Shokokon | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7500186 | 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 418455. 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.