BlockWing, Illinois
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1947 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Pleasant Ridge Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61741. The Survey maps it on the Forrest North quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 13 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.
- 1947 USGS Cullom quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Cullom quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Forrest North quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Fairbury quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1990 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1998 USGS Forrest North quadrangle1:24000
Storms near this place
3 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wing in 3 storm reports between 2010 and 2022: 1 tornado, 1 hail, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2010 | Tornado (EF0) | Wing | $2,000 | A very brief and weak tornado occurred 6 miles northeast of Fairbury in southern Livingston County. There was damage to a barn and corn crop. Vents on this barn were torn off with the corn crop flattened and twisted throughout the field. The tornado was rated EF0 with winds estimated at around 70 mph. |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wing | - | Several utility poles were blown down and a barn collapsed. |
| July 2020 | Hail | Wing | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Forrest | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Saunemin | 5.1 miles | 13 | |
| Charlotte | 5.9 miles | 13 | |
| Avoca (historical) | 6.3 miles | 15 | |
| Scovel | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Griswold | 6.9 miles | 13 | |
| Eylar | 7.0 miles | 13 | |
| Chatsworth | 7.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 421324. 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.
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.