BlockWrights Corner, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1941 and the latest in 1986. It stands in Loudon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62414. It stands on Moccasin Creek. The Survey maps it on the Beecher City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1941 USGS St. Elmo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1945 USGS St. Elmo quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS Beecher City quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Effingham quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
2,736 words on this townshipHistory of Fayette County, Illinois, published 1878 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Loudon Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Loudon Township - 2,736 words.
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 Wrights Corner: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sulfur, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Elmo Sulfur Plant | Sulfur | Producer | ||
| Winter Stone Co Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wrights Corner in 4 storm reports between 2001 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wrights Corner | - | Thunderstorm winds downed 4 inch diameter limbs from a healthy tree. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wrights Corner | - | The County Sheriff reported trees down. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Wrights Corner | - | no account filed |
| July 2001 | Hail | Wrights Corner | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magnolia Corner | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Post Oak | 3.5 miles | 13 | |
| Greenland (historical) | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Pruett | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Sefton | 6.2 miles | 13 | |
| Holliday | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Saint Elmo | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Howards Point (historical) | 7.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 423339. 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.