Derinda Center, Illinois
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Derinda Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61028. The Survey maps it on the Elizabeth quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1911 USGS Elizabeth quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Elizabeth quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Elizabeth quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Dubuque South quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
In the county-history sources
65,503 words on this townshipThe History of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Constitution of the United States, published 1878; Portrait and Biographical Album of Jo Daviess County, Illinois : Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County, Together with Portraits and Biographies of All the Governors of the State, and of the Presidents of the United States, published 1889 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Derinda Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Derinda Township - 65,503 words.
Fires near this place
10 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Derinda Center between 2008 and 2010, burning about 22 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | WURSTER |
| 12 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | ELECTRIC |
| 16 July 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | TREE |
| 5 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | HASS |
| 23 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | HANOVER2 |
| 2 April 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 26 |
| 1 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 24 |
| 25 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | BALDERINI |
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 Derinda Center: 4 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skene Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1901, 1907 | |
| Blakely Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Klock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Randecker Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
4 since 2005Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Derinda Center in 4 storm reports between 2005 and 2026: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Derinda Center | $1,000 | no account filed |
| July 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Derinda Center | - | Law Enforcement reported trees down on Rush Street south of Hanover, IL. Time of the event estimated using radar. |
| June 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Derinda Center | - | Wind gusts estimated to be 60 mph blew down some three inch diameter tree branches south of Derinda Center, IL at 2:05 pm June 12. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Derinda Center | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Massbach | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Pleasant Hill (historical) | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Woodland Valley Courts | 4.7 miles | 23 | |
| Elizabeth | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Hanover | 5.5 miles | 18 | |
| North Hanover | 6.1 miles | 18 | |
| Weston (historical) | 6.2 miles | 18 | |
| Woodbine | 6.2 miles | 14 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q122544824 | 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 407141. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.







