BlockWhitaker, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Sumner Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60940. The Survey maps it on the Beecher West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1949 USGS Crete quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS Beecher West quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Beecher West quadrangle1:24000
- 1991 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Whitaker between 2010 and 2020, burning about 1 acre in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 101870 |
| 13 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2019-2240 |
| 5 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2020-1179 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Whitaker in 7 storm reports between 2009 and 2024: 5 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Whitaker | $166,000 | A tornado started near the intersection of 11000N Rd and N 8000E Rd. A large shed was destroyed with all of its posts and several anchors to the posts pulled from the ground. There was also minor buckling of a house's foundation, numerous trees snapped and uprooted, a snapped wooden power pole, and damage to corn crops. The tornado dissipated near Illinois Highway 1. Maximum winds were estimated to 110 mph. |
| June 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Whitaker | $166,000 | This tornado began near a farmstead on N. 8000E Rd and would end near the intersection of 9000N Rd and N. 11000E Rd. A barn was destroyed, a 4,000 lb. trailer moved 50 feet, and numerous hardwood trees were snapped and uprooted. Maximum winds were estimated to 105 mph. |
| June 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Whitaker | $158,000 | This tornado began near 10000N Rd and ended near a farmstead along N. 8000E Rd. A large machine shed was heavily damaged, and trees were snapped and uprooted. Maximum winds were estimated to 95 mph. |
| March 2009 | Tornado (EF1) | Whitaker | $30,000 | A tornado touched down at a farm about one half mile east of the intersection of county roads 8000N and 9000E. Two barns at this location lost part of their roof. Another garage and another steel building were completely destroyed. Debris from this location was lifted and deposited in a field and treeline approximately 400 yards to the northeast. |
| July 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitaker | $5,000 | An outbuilding was destroyed. Trees and power lines were blown down. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Whitaker | - | A tree was uprooted west of Grant Park. |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EF0) | Whitaker | - | A brief tornado touched down near N 6000E Rd and E 9000N Rd east of Manteno. The tornado downed a few power poles as it crossed E 9000N Rd and partially destroyed a poorly constructed metal wastewater treatment building in the same location, depositing debris from the building into the field to the northeast of it. The tornado then lifted as it passed over this field. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yeager | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Grant Park | 4.4 miles | 14 | |
| Judson (historical) | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Saint George | 4.8 miles | 15 | |
| Manteno | 5.5 miles | 14 | |
| Sollitt | 5.7 miles | 12 | |
| Eldridge | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Puder | 6.4 miles | 15 |
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 Whitaker | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q65053446 | 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 421013. 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.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
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.