BlockDeer Ridge, Illinois
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Goreville No. 2 precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62939. It stands on Dry Fork Creek. The Survey maps it on the Goreville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 20 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.
- 1925 USGS Marion quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1940 USGS Marion quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Goreville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Goreville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
13 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Deer Ridge between 1992 and 2019, burning about 140 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 | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | JUNCTION FALLS RD |
| 23 May 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | COPPERHEAD ROAD |
| 28 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Shawnee National Forest | BUCK |
| 17 April 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.3 acres | Shawnee National Forest | NAVAJO LANE |
| 22 March 2019 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Shawnee National Forest | VAIL DRIVE |
| 21 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 21 acres | Shawnee National Forest | WEB |
| 20 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 23 acres | Shawnee National Forest | HENRY |
| 28 February 1992 | Smoking | 13 acres | Shawnee National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Deer Ridge: 3 occurrences, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Low Interest Fluorine Deposit | Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Tunnel Hill Sandstone Exposure | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Fluorine Occurrence | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Fluorine Occurrence | Fluorine-Fluorite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sugar Creek Ranch | 0.6 miles | 20 | |
| Eagle Point Bay | 1.1 miles | 20 | |
| Robinwood | 1.6 miles | 20 | |
| Pharoahs Gardens | 2.0 miles | 20 | |
| Wagon Creek Heaven | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Goreville | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| Egyptian Hills | 2.9 miles | 20 | |
| Omar | 5.3 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1815843. 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.