BlockWoodruff, Illinois
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Danvers Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61732. The Survey maps it on the Danvers 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.
- 1927 USGS Danvers quadrangle1:62500
- 1930 USGS Danvers quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Danvers quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
In the county-history sources
18,407 words on this townshipThe Good Old Times in McLean County, Illinois : Containing Two Hundred and Sixty-one Sketches of Old Settlers, a Complete Historical Sketch of the Black Hawk War and Descriptions of All Matters of Interest Relating to McLean County, published 1874; The History of McLean County, Illinois; Portraits of Early Settlers and Prominent Men, published 1879 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Danvers Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Danvers Township - 18,407 words.
Fires near this place
1 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Woodruff in 2012, burning under an 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | WOODFORD |
Storms near this place
4 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Woodruff in 4 storm reports between 2008 and 2023: 2 flash flood, 1 tornado, 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 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woodruff | - | Corn crops were laying over. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Woodruff | - | Six to eight inches of rain fell in a short amount of time, resulting in significant flash flooding. The Carlock-Danvers Blacktop was under water. Numerous roads in both Carlock and Danvers were flooded, with vehicles reported flooded on S West Street in Carlock. In addition, several vehicles were flooded along Highway 150 between Carlock and Bloomington. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Woodruff | - | Thunderstorms produced 3.00 to 6.00 of rainfall in central and southern McLean County during the evening hours. Flash flooding rapidly developed, which made many streets impassable in Bloomington, Normal, Danvers and Heyworth. Much of U.S. Highway 136 from the Logan County line to Heyworth was also impassable. Many rural roads were flooded from Stanford to the Logan County line, and Saybrook through Bellflower to Arrowsmith.||The biggest impacts were in the southern part of the county near the Logan/Tazewell County line where the water was three to four feet deep. At least two water rescues had to be made for stranded motorists. No injuries were reported. |
| June 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Woodruff | - | The tornado continued into McLean County from Tazewell County. No damage was reported as the tornado moved across open fields. The tornado continued into Woodford County. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Danvers | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Carlock | 6.1 miles | 13 | |
| Stanford | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| Twin Grove | 8.6 miles | 13 | |
| Yuton | 9.1 miles | 15 | |
| Covell | 9.3 miles | 13 | |
| Bloomington Heights | 11.2 miles | 13 | |
| Cardinal Court | 12.4 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1747650. 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.