BlockDavis, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Pisgah precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62650. The Survey maps it on the Jacksonville 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 12 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.
- 1932 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1937 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Jacksonville quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
26 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Davis (historical) between 2008 and 2019, burning about 70 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | BECKER |
| 20 September 2017 | Railroad operations and maintenance | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 17406 GRASSFIRE |
| 18 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | SOI MM15 |
| 1 September 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | I72 63 |
| 30 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | POOR FARM |
| 11 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 10253 |
| 1 August 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 800 |
| 7 July 2012 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 4.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | WEST LAKE |
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 Davis (historical): 2 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Morgan County Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| South Jacksonville | 2.1 miles | 12 | |
| Woodson | 3.5 miles | 12 | |
| Jacksonville | 3.8 miles | 12 | |
| Arnold | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Pisgah | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Portuguese Hill | 5.3 miles | 12 | |
| Clements | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Brownton (historical) | 6.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422607. 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.