BlockSutter, Illinois
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Walker Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62373. The Survey maps it on the Sutter quadrangle. It stands 656 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 16 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.
- 1936 USGS Keokuk quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Keokuk quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Sutter quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Keokuk quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
9,970 words on this townshipHistory of Hancock County, Illinois, Together with an Outline History of the State, and a Digest of State Laws, published 1880 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Walker Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Walker Township - 9,970 words.
Storms near this place
11 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sutter in 11 storm reports between 2005 and 2023: 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2008 | Tornado (EF1) | Sutter | $100,000 | An EF1 tornado moved northeast from 1.3 miles east of Sutter to 2.6 miles east northeast of Sutter. A garage, barns, and sheds were destroyed. Another barn was blown off its foundation, and a church roof, hog confinement, some homes, outbuildings, and several trees were damaged. Time estimated. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutter | $5,000 | Wind gusts estimated to be over 70 mph flipped a car over in Sutter, IL around 740 pm July 27. This report was relayed by the National Weather Service Office in Lincoln, IL. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutter | $500 | Branches several inches in diameter downed. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutter | - | Hardwood trees uprooted south of tornado track. |
| May 2019 | Tornado (EF1) | Sutter | - | A brief EF-1 tornado hit a farmstead west of Basco in Hancock County Illinois during the evening of May 22nd. A barn was completely destroyed and a large tree was uprooted. The tornado continued for about a half mile before snapping a power pole and then lifting. The tornado was embedded in a larger swath of straight line winds, also estimated around 100 mph, that snapped trees and power poles and damaged outbuildings. |
| August 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutter | - | The fire department reported that trees and power lines were down. The time of the event was estimated using radar. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sutter | - | Winds of 60 to 70 mph were reported. |
| December 2008 | Flash Flood | Sutter | - | Road just north of Sutter reported to be flooded by several inches of water over the road and impassable. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Sutter | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Sutter | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Sutter | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Breckenridge | 3.9 miles | 14 | |
| Elderville | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Mallard | 4.4 miles | 17 | |
| Tioga | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Warsaw | 7.3 miles | 17 | |
| Hamilton | 8.1 miles | 16 | |
| Basco | 8.3 miles | 14 | |
| West Point | 8.7 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 Sutter | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7650141 | 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 419436. 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.