BlockCuster, Illinois
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Evans Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61369. The Survey maps it on the Varna quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 11 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.
- 1934 USGS Wenona quadrangle1:48000
- 1934 USGS Wenona quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Wenona quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Varna quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Kewanee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
16 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Custer between 2008 and 2020, burning about 206 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 1400170 |
| 26 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 1600095 |
| 26 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 1600094 |
| 22 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 180083.1 |
| 7 April 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | GRIFFITH |
| 6 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 1300058 |
| 20 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 51 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | MASLOWSKI |
| 18 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 1400068 |
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 Custer: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gruderjan Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Magnolia Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Steffens 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Evans | 2.5 miles | 13 | |
| Toluca | 2.6 miles | 11 | |
| Porterfield | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Varna | 3.8 miles | 11 | |
| Wenona | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| La Rose | 5.8 miles | 11 | |
| Pattonsburg | 7.1 miles | 11 | |
| Wilbern | 11.0 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422598. 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.