BlockDimmick, Illinois
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Dimmick Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61301. The Survey maps it on the Troy Grove quadrangle. It stands 659 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1893 USGS La Salle quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1893 USGS Lasalle quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS La Salle quadrangle1:62500
- 1913 USGS La Salle quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS La Salle quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Troy Grove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Kewanee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Troy Grove quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
4 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Dimmick between 2013 and 2017, burning about 4 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 | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 17-271 |
| 15 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 13-0000049 |
| 13 May 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 13-0000047 |
| 30 November 2017 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 17-343 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Dimmick: 2 producers, 2 past producers, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Manley Bros. Troy Grove Pit | Silica | Plant | ||
| C. Baker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Koob Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Prairie State Plant & Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Troy Grove Plant & Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Grove | 2.6 miles | 20 | |
| Fitchmoor | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Culton (historical) | 3.0 miles | 20 | |
| Peterstown | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Tomahawk Bluff | 4.5 miles | 20 | |
| Waltham | 5.6 miles | 20 | |
| Triumph | 6.5 miles | 20 | |
| Mendota | 7.4 miles | 11 |
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 Dimmick | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5277711 | 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 422627. 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.