BlockIllinoi, Indiana
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1991. It stands in West Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 46356. The Survey maps it on the Illiana Heights quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 15 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.
- 1922 USGS Momence quadrangle1:62500
- 1924 USGS Momence quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Momence NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1963 USGS Illiana Heights quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Illinoi in 2020, burning about 1 acre in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2020-579 |
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Illinoi: 1 producer. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Momence Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Illinoi in 5 storm reports between 2008 and 2018: 3 flood, 1 flash flood, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Illinoi | $10,000,000 | Flash flooding or significant flooding was reported across most of Lake County, including street closures due to flooding, basement flooding and creek, stream and river flooding. Interstate 80/94 was closed due to flooding between Cline and Calumet Avenues. Parts of Interstate 65 were closed due to flooding. In Lake Station, 300 to 400 homes were evacuated. In Merrillivlle, part of 73rd Avenue was washed away, where three cars were damaged. In Dyer, Hart Ditch overtopped its banks which flooded the Briar Ridge Subdivision. Flood waters were several feet deep in parts of Hobart after flood waters overflowed Lake George. Numerous vehicles were submerged or abandoned. |
| March 2018 | Flood | Illinoi | - | Flooding continued along the Kankakee River for most of March with the river finally falling below moderate flood stage on March 25th. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Illinoi | - | Record flooding occurred along the Kankakee River. The river crested at 13.3 feet at Shelby on February 23rd, which was the highest crest on record. Flood stage at Shelby is 9 feet and major stage is 12.5 feet. |
| June 2014 | Tornado (EF1) | Illinoi | - | This tornado began north of Momence along Illinois Highway 17, crossed the Illinois-Indiana state line and tracked near 241st Ave. in Indiana. The tornado then passed through the far south end of the town of Schneider and ended near the Kankakee River southwest of Shelby. Damage was done to a roof of a barn along with numerous hardwood trees snapped and uprooted. Maximum winds were estimated to 110 mph. |
| September 2008 | Flood | Illinoi | - | Widespread flooding across parts of Lake County slowly receded through September 17th. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Schneider | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Belshaw | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| North Hayden | 7.8 miles | 12 | |
| Lowell | 9.0 miles | 12 | |
| Shelby | 9.5 miles | 11 | |
| Creston | 11.4 miles | 12 | |
| Orchard Grove | 11.5 miles | 12 | |
| Klaasville | 11.5 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 436711. 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.
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.