BlockToronto, Illinois
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Capital Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62712. The Survey maps it on the Chatham quadrangle.
On record in Toronto
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Strawbridge-Shepherd Houselisted 2015 · 0.9 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1922 USGS Divernon quadrangle1:62500
- 1924 USGS Divernon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Chatham quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Springfield quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Chatham quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
9,795 words on this townshipHistory of Sangamon County, Illinois; Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages and Townships ... Portraits of Prominent Persons, and Biographies of Representative Citizens. History of Illinois, published 1881 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Capital Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Capital Township - 9,795 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Toronto: 1 occurrence, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fire Clay (Refractory), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Poston Brick & Concrete Prod. Clay | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Springfield Clay Prod.Co.Pitclay | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Toronto in 9 storm reports between 2009 and 2023: 4 hail, 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Toronto | $200,000 | The tornado touched down 6 miles south-southeast of Springfield on the west banks of Lake Springfield at 217 PM CST. The tornado then crossed the lake and continued northeastward just southeast of Rochester before lifting 2 miles south-southeast of Mechanicsburg at 237 PM CST. Several large trees were snapped off along the west shore of Lake Springfield as the tornado first touched down. Numerous trees and tree branches were knocked down further east along the path of the storm, with a few structures damaged by falling limbs, including the Lake Springfield Yacht Club. In addition, widespread crop damage was observed. |
| May 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toronto | $35,000 | Numerous tree branches were blown down on the University of Illinois at Springfield campus off Toronto Road. A greenhouse on campus was damaged by falling limbs. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toronto | - | Two trees were blown over southeast of Southern View. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toronto | - | A large tree was split and blown down south of Toronto Road on North Cotton Hill Road. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Toronto | - | A large tree limb was snapped off. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Toronto | - | no account filed |
| September 2017 | Hail | Toronto | - | no account filed |
| June 2015 | Hail | Toronto | - | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Hail | Toronto | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cotton Hill | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Woodside | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Southlawn | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Southern View | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Mildred | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Beamington | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Jess | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| Iles | 4.2 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 423251. 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.