BlockWilleys, Illinois
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1985. It stands in May Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62568. The Survey maps it on the Willeys quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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 Assumption quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1974 USGS Willeys quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Springfield 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 Willeys: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Christian Cty Hwy Dept | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Taylorville City Eng | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Willeys in 3 storm reports in 2019: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willeys | - | A tree was blown over. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willeys | - | Several large tree branches were broken. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Willeys | - | A power pole was pushed over. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stonington | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Sandersville | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Hewittville | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Taylorville | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Old Stonington | 4.6 miles | 10 | |
| Velma | 5.7 miles | 10 | |
| Sharpsburg | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Midway | 6.4 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 423311. 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.