BlockBrownton, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Literberry precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62650. It stands on North Fork Mauvaise Terre Creek. The Survey maps it on the Literberry 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
7 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.
- 1932 USGS Virginia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Virginia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Literberry quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
27 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 27 fires within 5 miles of Brownton (historical) between 2008 and 2016, burning about 212 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 55 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | YORK |
| 18 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | SOI MM15 |
| 30 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | POOR FARM |
| 1 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 800 |
| 8 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | BROCKHOUSE |
| 17 July 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 11278 |
| 16 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | ANDERSON |
| 7 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 172 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 Brownton (historical): 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan County Pit | Stone | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Portuguese Hill | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| Savage (historical) | 1.6 miles | 12 | |
| Strawns Crossing | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Jacksonville | 2.9 miles | 12 | |
| Arnold | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| South Jacksonville | 4.3 miles | 12 | |
| Sinclair | 4.5 miles | 12 | |
| Joy Prairie | 5.9 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422506. 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.