BlockClarke City, Illinois
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1991. It lies in ZIP code area 60424. It stands on Crane Creek. The Survey maps it on the Essex quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1923 USGS Herscher quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1925 USGS Herscher quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1973 USGS Essex quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Ottawa quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Ottawa quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
9 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of Clarke City between 2005 and 2018, burning about 120 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 were 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 | 4 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 22 |
| 23 April 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | MAZONIA4 |
| 16 April 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 7.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | MAZONIA3 |
| 11 April 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | MAZONIA2 |
| 28 March 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 18 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | BRACE4 |
| 17 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 100 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | PERINO |
| 15 March 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | MAZONIA |
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 Clarke City: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bice Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| N.Ill.Coal Co.Clay Shale Pit 2 | Clay | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Essex | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Union Hill | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Frielings | 6.9 miles | 11 | |
| Buckingham | 8.5 miles | 11 | |
| Bonfield | 9.8 miles | 11 | |
| Goodrich | 10.4 miles | 12 | |
| Herscher | 10.7 miles | 12 | |
| Pilot Center (historical) | 11.2 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122571414 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422556. 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.