BlockWilbern, Illinois
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Richland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61570. The Survey maps it on the Washburn quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 18 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.
- 1893 USGS Metamora quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1937 USGS Metamora quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Metamora quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1972 USGS Washburn quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Wilbern: 5 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baun Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| La Rose Plant & Pitmidwest Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Larose Pit Vern Henry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sperry Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Stevens Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| White Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Zen Zen Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
8 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wilbern in 8 storm reports between 2000 and 2024: 6 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2017 | Tornado (EF2) | Wilbern | $500,000 | The tornado crossed from Woodford County into Marshall County at 5:31 PM CST. It tracked northeastward through southern Marshall County...destroying outbuildings and damaging house roofs and trees, as it widened to about 600 yards southwest of La Rose. The tornado weakened in southeast Marshall County as it crossed I-39 west of Rutland, then crossed into LaSalle County in the National Weather Service Chicago County Warning Area (CWA) at 5:49 PM CST. |
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilbern | $40,000 | Two cars from a 108-car train were blown off the tracks between Chillicothe and Wilbern. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilbern | - | Strong winds resulted in power flashes. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilbern | - | Several tree limbs were blown down and a power pole was snapped in half. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilbern | - | Several trees were blown down and a power pole was snapped in half near Low Point-Washburn Elementary. |
| September 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilbern | - | A tree was snapped north of Washburn on Highway 89. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wilbern | - | A two to three foot diameter tree was blown down onto IL Route 89, 2 miles east of Wilbern. |
| April 2015 | Hail | Wilbern | - | 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.
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.
| Wikidata item Q122596139 | 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 423308. 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.