BlockTroxel, Illinois
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Kaneville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60151. The Survey maps it on the Big Rock 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.
- 1937 USGS Sycamore quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1968 USGS Big Rock quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
921 words on this townshipHistory of Kane County, Ill., published 1908 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Kaneville Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Kaneville Township - 921 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Troxel: 1 past producer, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaneville Plant & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Long Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Troxel in 5 storm reports between 2018 and 2025: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado, 1 funnel cloud. 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 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troxel | - | Power lines were blown down on Harter Rd northeast of Kaneville. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troxel | - | Power poles were snapped in half at Harter Rd and County Line Rd south of Maple Park. |
| August 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Troxel | - | A power pole was snapped near Harter Rd and County Line Rd south of Maple Park. |
| June 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Troxel | - | A video showed a brief surface touchdown that kicked up some water in a field, southwest of the intersection of Perry and Miner Roads. This tornado only lasted a few seconds and produced no damage. |
| June 2018 | Funnel Cloud | Troxel | - | A funnel cloud was observed by multiple spotters and chasers roughly halfway from the cloud to the ground but there was no confirmed touch down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kaneland Estates | 3.8 miles | 9 | |
| Kaneville | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Pine View | 4.1 miles | 9 | |
| Maple Park | 5.1 miles | 9 | |
| Meredith | 5.4 miles | 9 | |
| Big Rock | 5.5 miles | 9 | |
| Blackberry Acres | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Willow Creek | 6.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 419897. 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.