BlockDiamond, Illinois
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Felix Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60416. The Survey maps it on the Coal City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1892 USGS Morris quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1918 USGS Morris quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Coal City quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1954 USGS Morris quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Ottawa quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Ottawa quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Coal City quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
1,323 words on this townshipHistory of Grundy County, Illinois : Containing a History from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time ... , Biographical Sketches, Portraits of Some of the Early Settlers, Prominent Men, Etc, published 1882 names this settlement in its chapter on Felix Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
Athens County, Ohio, born April 17, 1821 ; son of Isaac and Jane Lattimer. Raised and educated principally in Mercer County, Ohio. In 18-15, he with his mother removed to Marion County, Ind., his father having died in Ohio. Subject was married, in Indiana, April 30, 1846, to Miss Mar}- Schro3-er, daughter ot Joseph and Eliza Schroyer. She is a native of Wayne Couuty, Ind., born October 3, 1826. They remained in Indiana until 1854, engaged in farming. At this time, he removed to Illinois and settled in Felix Township, near where he now lives. He here owns a farm of 280 acres in Sections 15 and 22 of Felix Township, residence nine miles southeast from Morris. Value of land, $30 per acre. They have ten children - Eliza J. Lattimer, born in Indiana April 28, 1847, married to C. C. Massey in December, 1866 ; Clarissa C. Lattimer, born in Indiana November 22, 1848, married to Silas W. Gibson, of Mazon Township ; Malinda F. Lattimer, born in Indiana December 17, 1850, married June 11, 1874, to James Short, died July 1, 1876 ; Charity C. Lattimer, born No- vember 6, 1853, and dieil November 5, 1855 ; James X. Lattimer, born in Grundj- County, 111., March 31, 185G, married Miss Caroline Rodee April 23, 1879 ; Laura A. Lattimer, born in this count3- February 7, 1858, married to Horace Severus December 22, 1880; Johnson W. Lattimer, born in Grundy County November 23, 18G0; Tedee Lattimer, born in Grundy County January 12, 1863, died at the home in Felix Township December 17, 1866; Sarah E. Lattimer, born in Grundy February 21, 1865 ; Ida May Lattimer, born in Grundj' Count}" March 19, 1869. Mr. Lattimer is a Democrat politicallj^i and has been a Justice of the Peace and Township otBcial for many years. Engaged in stock raising and general farming.
Passage source: History of Grundy County, Illinois : Containing a History from the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time ... , Biographical Sketches, Portraits of Some of the Early Settlers, Prominent Men, Etc, published 1882.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Felix Township - it names this place 1 more 1 time.
Fires near this place
14 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Diamond between 2003 and 2009, burning about 982 acres in total. 1 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 | 11 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 August 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | BRACE13 |
| 5 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | BRACE10 |
| 5 May 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | BRACE9 |
| 29 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | BRACE11 |
| 29 April 2003 | Natural | 600 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | GOOSE LAKE |
| 26 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | BRAACE8 |
| 5 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | BRACE2 |
| 5 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 150 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | BRACE1 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Diamond: 2 producers. All of them still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bohac Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Fatlan Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eileen | 1.1 miles | 20 | |
| Coal City | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| Carbon Hill | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| Harrisonville | 2.8 miles | 20 | |
| Centerville (historical) | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Central City | 3.9 miles | 10 | |
| Braceville | 4.3 miles | 10 | |
| Gorman | 5.1 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 407175. 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.