Derby, Illinois
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Mountain Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62947. It lies near Rocky Branch Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Rudement quadrangle. It stands 469 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 22 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.
- 1916 USGS Equality quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Equality quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Rudement quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Rudement quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
56 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 56 fires within 5 miles of Derby between 1994 and 2020, burning about 1,229 acres in total. None started naturally. 15 were 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 | 18 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 15 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 11 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 September 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 4.2 acres | Shawnee National Forest | GAPE HOLLOW |
| 9 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | EAGLE |
| 6 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | MUSHROOM ROCK |
| 21 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 3.3 acres | Shawnee National Forest | BARRETT |
| 18 September 1999 | Recreation and ceremony | 10 acres | Shawnee National Forest | CAMPFIRE II |
| 17 September 2000 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 30 acres | Shawnee National Forest | PINHOOK CREEK |
| 13 September 1998 | Smoking | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | HIGH KNOB TRAIL |
| 26 August 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | SNOW CONE STAND |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 37 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 37 workings within 5 miles of Derby: 14 past producers, 13 occurrences, 7 prospects, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamp Fluorspar Mine Group | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc | Producer | Fluorite | |
| Rose Creek | Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead | Producer | 1910 | |
| Rose Creek Fluorspar Mines | Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead | Producer | Fluorite, Galena | |
| Bethel Sandstone Exposure 2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Herod Sandstone Exposure | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| High Knob Sandstone Exposure | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Barite Occurrence Number 1 | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Barite Occurrence Number 1 | Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Barite Occurrence Number 2 | Barium-Barite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eagle | 1.6 miles | 22 | |
| Somerset | 4.2 miles | 22 | |
| Horseshoe | 4.8 miles | 22 | |
| Whitesville (historical) | 5.5 miles | 22 | |
| Rudement | 5.6 miles | 22 | |
| Saline Valley Store (historical) | 6.7 miles | 22 | |
| Mitchellsville | 8.2 miles | 20 | |
| Cottage Grove | 8.3 miles | 22 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Derby | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5261401 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422620. 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.











