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Cramer, Illinois

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Trivoli Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61529. The Survey maps it on the Farmington East quadrangle.

Cramer within Peoria County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 14 printed sheets

Matched 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.

In the county-history sources

576 words on this township

The History of Peoria County, Illinois. Containing a History of the Northwest--history of Illinois--history of the County, Its Early Settlement, Growth, Development, Resources, Etc., Etc. .., published 1880 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.

The chapter on Trivoli Township covers the township.

Read the chapter on Trivoli Township - 576 words.

Fires near this place

1 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Cramer in 2010, burning under an acre 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/undetermined1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
7 October 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIllinois Division of Forestry Resources71065

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Peoria County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Cramer: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Money Creek Township PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Springfield Clay Prod.Co.Clay PitClayPast Producer

Every working recorded in Peoria County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Trivoli2.9 miles14
Eden6.1 miles16
Elmwood6.1 miles15
Southport7.5 miles15
Oak Hill7.9 miles16
Hanna City8.1 miles16
Smithville8.1 miles16
Lancaster9.6 miles15

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 406732. 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.