Burton View, Illinois
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1996. It stands in West Lincoln Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62656. The Survey maps it on the Lincoln West quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1911 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:62500
- 1913 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Lincoln West quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Lincoln quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1996 USGS Lincoln West quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
866 words on this townshipHistory of Logan County, Illinois : Its Past and Present .., published 1878; History of Logan County, Illinois, Together with Sketches of Its Cities, Villages, and Towns, Educational, Religious, Civil, Military, and Political History, Portraits of Prominent Person, and Biographies of Representative Citizens : Also a Condensed History of Illinois, Embodying Accounts of Prehistoric Races, Indian Wars, and a Brief Review of Its Civil and Political History, published 1886 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on West Lincoln Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on West Lincoln Township - 866 words.
Fires near this place
13 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Burton View between 2008 and 2020, burning about 22 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 | 11 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 July 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 180462 |
| 21 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | NO NAME |
| 18 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | GRASS |
| 24 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | LIN RUL1 |
| 15 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 1700 |
| 4 March 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 180162 |
| 22 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | A WILLIAM |
| 20 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | LIN RUL3 |
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 Burton View: 1 producer, 1 past producer. 1 still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lincoln Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Burton View in 9 storm reports between 1997 and 2025: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 flash flood, 2 flood, 1 hail. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2009 | Flood | Burton View | 1 killed | Numeruous creeks, streams, ditches and rural roads in Logan County were flooded from the morning hours of October 30th until late in the morning of November 3rd. A 97 year old man drowned when he attempted to cross a water covered road about 0.5 mile south of Mt. Pulaski around 1030 AM CST October 31st. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burton View | - | A home was damaged and a power line was blown down. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Burton View | - | Kickapoo Creek spilled out of its banks and flooded State Route 10 just west of Lincoln. A minor car accident occurred due to hydroplaning: however, no injuries were reported. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burton View | - | A tree was blown down at 700th Avenue and County Road 2000N near Hartsburg. |
| November 2009 | Flood | Burton View | - | Numeruous creeks, streams, ditches and rural roads in Logan County began flooding during the morning hours of October 30th. A 97 year old man drowned when he attempted to cross a water covered road about 0.5 mile south of Mt. Pulaski around 1030 AM CST October 31st. The flooding finally subsided late in the morning on November 3rd. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | Burton View | - | Heavy rain produced flash flooding along State Route 10 and Kickapoo Creek, about 4 miles west of Lincoln. |
| June 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burton View | - | A large tree was blown down across Illinois Route 10 near Burton View. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Burton View | - | Thunderstorm winds destroyed a large shed in Burton View. |
| August 1997 | Hail | Burton View | - | Hail up to golfball size fell in a swath extending from Burton View to the west side of Lincoln then south to 5 miles west of Mt. Pulaski. No damage was reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New Holland | 5.2 miles | 14 | |
| Bell | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Hartsburg | 6.0 miles | 14 | |
| Fogarty | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Lincoln | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Evans | 7.3 miles | 14 | |
| Broadwell | 7.4 miles | 14 | |
| Middletown | 7.4 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 405276. 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.









