BlockStratton, Illinois
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1982. It stands in Farrington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62814. The Survey maps it on the Shields quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 9 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 Wayne City quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Shields quadrangle1:24000
- 1982 USGS Mount Vernon quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
2,209 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 Farrington Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Farrington Township - 2,209 words.
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stratton in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2009: 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Stratton | $12,000 | Large tree limbs were broken. Four power poles were knocked over. Peak winds were estimated near 85 mph. The tornado continued into Wayne County. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Stratton | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shields | 1.5 miles | 9 | |
| Pigeon (historical) | 4.2 miles | 11 | |
| Harmony | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Divide | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Bluford | 7.9 miles | 10 | |
| Markham City | 8.0 miles | 10 | |
| Marlow | 9.6 miles | 12 | |
| Texico | 9.7 miles | 12 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q21551734 | 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 423211. 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.