Diswood, Illinois
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Sandusky precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62988. It stands on Jim Branch. The Survey maps it on the Tamms quadrangle. It stands 361 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 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.
- 1934 USGS Thebes quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1939 USGS Thebes quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Thebes quadrangle1:62500
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1967 USGS Tamms quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Cape Girardeau quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Cape Girardeau quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1996 USGS Tamms quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
43 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 43 fires within 5 miles of Diswood between 1994 and 2020, burning about 689 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 9 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 | 20 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 August 2018 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | BEAN RIDGE |
| 9 April 2007 | Debris and open burning | 3.2 acres | Shawnee National Forest | SANDY CREEK FIRE |
| 9 April 2001 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Shawnee National Forest | DOWN UNDER |
| 6 April 2010 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | ASPEN II |
| 6 April 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 28 acres | Shawnee National Forest | PIGEON |
| 5 April 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | OPOSSUM TROT RD |
| 18 April 1997 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | FAIR |
| 12 April 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Shawnee National Forest | STARRY NIGHT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 18 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 18 workings within 5 miles of Diswood: 10 past producers, 4 producers, 2 occurrences, 2 prospects. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Diatomite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Burk Mine Tammsco Inc. | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Moad Mines | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Shawnee Low Interest Refractory Clay Deposit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Shawnee Special Use Silica Deposit 4 | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Unimin Plant & Mill | Silica | Producer | ||
| Jordan Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jordan R&S Quarry Markgraf Matls | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Jordan Trucking Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Birk 2a Pit | Diatomite | Past Producer | ||
| Birk No. 2a Pit | Diatomite | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dawleys | 1.9 miles | 22 | |
| Tamms | 2.8 miles | 22 | |
| Tatumville | 2.9 miles | 24 | |
| Clank | 3.0 miles | 22 | |
| Sandusky | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| Olive Branch | 4.6 miles | 22 | |
| Elco | 5.6 miles | 24 | |
| Hodges Park | 5.8 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 Diswood | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5283611 | 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 424831. 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.












