BlockTwelvemile Corner, Illinois
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Viola Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61318. The Survey maps it on the Steward quadrangle. It stands 784 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1952 USGS Rochelle quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Steward quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Dixon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Steward quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
1,581 words on this townshipHistory of Lee County, Illinois, published 1914 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Viola Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Viola Township - 1,581 words.
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Twelvemile Corner: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stoneridge Quarry | Limestone, Dimension | Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Twelvemile Corner in 4 storm reports between 2023 and 2024: 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 2023 | Hail | Twelvemile Corner | - | Hail to quarter size was reported near Route 251 and Herman Road. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Twelvemile Corner | - | Most of the roof was blown off of an old wooden barn. |
| March 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Twelvemile Corner | - | A photo shared via social media showed two grain bins heavily damaged along with five large trees either with their trunks snapped or toppled/uprooted. Wind magnitude and time were estimated based on radar. |
| February 2024 | Hail | Twelvemile Corner | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarboro | 3.0 miles | 11 | |
| The Burg | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Melugin Grove (historical) | 3.9 miles | 11 | |
| Compton | 4.5 miles | 11 | |
| Roxbury | 4.7 miles | 11 | |
| West Brooklyn | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Steward | 7.0 miles | 11 | |
| Paw Paw | 7.3 miles | 8 |
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 Twelvemile Corner | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7857669 | 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 419969. 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.