BlockCollins, Illinois
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1991. It stands in St. Anne Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60964. The Survey maps it on the Saint Anne 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 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.
- 1922 USGS Momence quadrangle1:62500
- 1924 USGS Momence quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS St. Anne quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2018Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Collins (historical) between 2018 and 2019, burning about 8 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2019-00000092 |
| 20 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2019-00000071 |
| 3 October 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 130-400 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Collins (historical): 2 producers, 1 past producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois Pit & Mill | Clay | Producer | ||
| Lehigh Main Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Tanner Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wichert | 0.7 miles | 13 | |
| Koster | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Saint Anne | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Hopkins Park | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Doney | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Saint Anne Woods | 4.3 miles | 13 | |
| Leesville | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Sun River Terrace | 4.7 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1810623. 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.