BlockWhitefield, Illinois
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Wheatland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61537. The Survey maps it on the Whitefield quadrangle.
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.
- 1933 USGS Camp Grove quadrangle1:48000
- 1945 USGS Bradford quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Whitefield quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Kewanee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
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 Whitefield: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| J. Hanks Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Sheely Quarry Renner's Quarry Co. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Whitefield in 2 storm reports between 2004 and 2006: 1 tornado, 1 hail. 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 2004 | Tornado (F0) | Whitefield | $10,000 | Rated high end F0 |
| April 2006 | Hail | Whitefield | - | Location is on the Bureau/Putnam line; pea to nickel size hail |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lone Tree Corners | 2.7 miles | 17 | |
| Milo | 5.1 miles | 11 | |
| Tiskilwa | 9.9 miles | 10 | |
| Providence | 10.1 miles | 10 | |
| Bureau | 12.2 miles | 13 | |
| Burnett | 12.2 miles | 10 | |
| Bourbonais (historical) | 15.1 miles | 10 | |
| Princeton | 15.3 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 421088. 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.