Chittenden, Illinois
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1906 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Warren Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60031. The Survey maps it on the Wadsworth quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 17 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.
- 1906 USGS Waukegan quadrangle1:62500
- 1908 USGS Waukegan quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1958 USGS Racine quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Wadsworth quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Waukegan quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS Racine quadrangle1:250000
- 1980 USGS Waukegan quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Wadsworth quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
838 words on this townshipThe Past and Present of Lake County, Illinois, published 1877 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Warren Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Warren Township - 838 words.
Fires near this place
4 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Chittenden between 2003 and 2018, burning about 1,204 acres 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 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 12_2571 |
| 5 April 2015 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 750 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 15-314 |
| 28 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 450 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | ZION |
| 11 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 18-0361 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Chittenden: 5 past producers, 1 producer, 1 plant. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), Tungsten, Iodine. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Abbotts North Chicago Iodine Plant | Iodine | Plant | ||
| Fansteel #1 Tantalum Plant | Tantalum, Niobium (Columbium), Tungsten | Producer | ||
| Economy Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gurnee Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gurnee Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lake County Pit No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Wadsworth Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Chittenden in 1 storm report in 2018: 1 flash flood. 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 2018 | Flash Flood | Chittenden | $20,000 | Route 41 was closed due to flooding between Route 137 and Route 176. Two cars were stuck in the flood waters. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gurnee | 0.6 miles | 19 | |
| Spaulding Corners | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| Dillys Corners | 2.2 miles | 17 | |
| Park City | 2.2 miles | 19 | |
| Waukegan | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Sherman Corners | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Lambs Corners | 3.5 miles | 17 | |
| Bancroft Corners | 3.5 miles | 16 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1772839. 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.







