BlockWanda, Illinois
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Fort Russell Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62025. The Survey maps it on the Wood River quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 24 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.
- 1927 USGS Alton quadrangle1:62500
- 1934 USGS Alton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Wood River quadrangle1:24000
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1951 USGS Wood River quadrangle1:24000
- 1955 USGS Alton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Wood River quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS St Louis quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1994 USGS Wood River quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
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 Wanda: 2 past producers, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Sulfur. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Facility) Shell Oil Wood River Refinery | Sulfur | Plant | ||
| Madison County Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Wood City Pit | Stone | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wanda in 1 storm report in 2008: 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wanda | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a 10 inch diameter tree onto Wanda Road near the intersection with Illinois Route 143. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kendall Hill | 1.1 miles | 24 | |
| South Roxana | 1.3 miles | 24 | |
| Ivy Heights | 2.2 miles | 24 | |
| Roxana | 2.2 miles | 24 | |
| Poag | 2.6 miles | 24 | |
| Hartford | 3.0 miles | 24 | |
| Bluff Junction | 3.2 miles | 17 | |
| Lakeview | 3.4 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 420506. 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.