BlockBowling Green, Illinois
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1927 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Palestine Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61771. It stands on Red River. The Survey maps it on the Secor quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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 Secor quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
In the county-history sources
5,058 words on this townshipThe Past and Present of Woodford 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 Palestine Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Palestine Township - 5,058 words.
Fires near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Bowling Green (historical) between 2011 and 2014, burning about 65 acres 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 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2014-63 |
| 19 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 31119 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Bowling Green (historical): 4 producers, 2 past producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Builta-Wenninger Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Lakeview Realty Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Quast Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Schroeder Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Timberline Pit Protable #2331 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Congerville | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| Mackinaw Dells | 4.1 miles | 13 | |
| Farmsville (historical) | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Secor | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Goodfield | 5.9 miles | 14 | |
| Eureka | 6.7 miles | 14 | |
| Cruger | 8.3 miles | 14 | |
| Kappa | 8.8 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1824255. 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.