BlockDollville, Illinois
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Rural Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62571. The Survey maps it on the Tower Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1942 USGS Shelbyville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1946 USGS Shelbyville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Decatur quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1981 USGS Tower Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1986 USGS Effingham quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Tower Hill quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
14 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Dollville between 2008 and 2015, burning about 49 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2015 | Smoking | 4.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 4CORNAC |
| 16 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | STATEPANA1 |
| 29 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | KRESIN |
| 7 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 130026 |
| 6 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 130025 |
| 4 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | BLAND2 |
| 6 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | UNION |
| 18 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | ROSINSKI |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
7 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Dollville in 7 storm reports between 2009 and 2019: 4 flash flood, 1 tornado, 1 flood, 1 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2014 | Tornado (EF2) | Dollville | 1 hurt, $80,000 | This tornado crossed into Shelby County from Christian County 3.6 miles west of Tower Hill at 4:25 PM CST. The tornado increased in intensity, doing significant damage to the roof of a house and causing one minor injury about 3 miles north-northwest of Tower Hill. The tornado continued to the northeast, dissipating near the intersection of county roads 1700 North and 1200 East, or 3 miles west-southwest of Westerveldt at 4:33 PM CST. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Dollville | - | A large tree was blown over along the Christian/Shelby County line. |
| June 2018 | Flood | Dollville | - | Heavy rainfall rates of nearly 2.00 inches per hour for up to three hours during the early morning of June 11th resulted in flash flooding in a large part of Shelby County. Observers reported total rainfall amounts 5.00 to 7.00 inches in the flooded areas, with highest totals in the western part of the county from Oconee to Tower Hill. Many rural roads were impassable according to the county emergency manager. The flooding of roadways continued across Shelby County through the late morning hours of June 11th, despite the rain ending shortly after daybreak. The flooding subsided by Noon CDT. |
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | Dollville | - | Heavy rain resulted in flash flooding across much of Shelby County for the second time in two days. An additional 2.00 to 3.00 inches of rain on already saturated ground during the pre-dawn hours of June 12th resulted in renewed flooding of creeks, streams and roads across most of the county. Much of the flooding subsided by late morning. |
| June 2018 | Flash Flood | Dollville | - | Heavy rainfall rates of nearly 2.00 inches per hour for up to three hours during the early morning of June 11th resulted in flash flooding in a large part of Shelby County. Observers reported total rainfall amounts 5.00 to 7.00 inches in the flooded areas, with highest totals in the western part of the county from Oconee to Tower Hill. Many rural roads were impassable according to the county emergency manager. |
| June 2010 | Flash Flood | Dollville | - | Rainfall amounts of 2.00 to 3.00 were reported from in western Shelby County in a two hour period. Numerous rural roads were reported to be impassable due to the flash flooding. |
| May 2009 | Flash Flood | Dollville | - | Heavy rain of 2.00 to 3.50 inches within two hours produced significant flash flooding of most roads across Shelby County. Many rural roads were closed to traffic due to high water. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tower Hill | 3.8 miles | 13 | |
| Henton | 5.0 miles | 13 | |
| Westminster (historical) | 5.3 miles | 13 | |
| Westervelt | 7.5 miles | 14 | |
| Yantisville | 8.9 miles | 11 | |
| Lakewood | 9.1 miles | 13 | |
| Rennerville | 9.9 miles | 14 | |
| Williamsburg Hill | 9.9 miles | 13 |
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 Q101810039 | 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 407293. 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.
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.