BlockSollitt, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Yellowhead Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60401. The Survey maps it on the Beecher West 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.
- 1949 USGS Crete quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Beecher West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Beecher West quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
Storms near this place
3 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sollitt in 3 storm reports between 2014 and 2022: 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Tornado (EF0) | Sollitt | $8,000 | This tornado that began near the intersection of 11000N Rd and Slaughter House Rd damaged a greenhouse and brought roof damage to a house, along with snapping large tree limbs. The tornado ended near County Highway 13. Maximum winds were estimated to 75 mph. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sollitt | - | Small tree limbs were blown down near Route 1 and County Road 10500 North. |
| September 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sollitt | - | Wind gusts were estimated to 60 mph. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Judson (historical) | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Puder | 3.7 miles | 15 | |
| Grant Park | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Whitaker | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Sherburnville | 6.5 miles | 15 | |
| Yeager | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Edgetown | 8.5 miles | 15 | |
| Ward | 8.6 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 418698. 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.