BlockBrinksburg, Illinois
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1935 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Hanover Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61041. It stands on Crooked Slough. The Survey maps it on the Green Island 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
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.
- 1935 USGS Miles quadrangle1:62500
- 1941 USGS Miles quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Green Island quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Dubuque South quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
In the county-history sources
7,025 words on this townshipThe History of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Constitution of the United States, published 1878 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Hanover Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Hanover Township - 7,025 words.
Fires near this place
11 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Brinksburg (historical) between 2006 and 2014, burning about 139 acres in total. 1 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | CAFETERIA FIRE |
| 7 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | WHITTON GATE |
| 25 May 2008 | Natural | 75 acres | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | 1700'S |
| 9 April 2006 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 8 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 April 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.4 acres | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | WHITTON GUARD HOUSE |
| 7 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | BROWN'S LAKE |
| 23 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | HANOVER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Brinksburg (historical): 2 producers. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pataska Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Shelly Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitton | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Woodland Valley Courts | 4.0 miles | 23 | |
| Hanover | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Pleasant Hill (historical) | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Blanding | 6.8 miles | 18 | |
| North Hanover | 7.0 miles | 18 | |
| Derinda Center | 8.3 miles | 14 | |
| Weston (historical) | 8.6 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1815766. 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.