Dutch Mills, Illinois
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Jonesboro District 2 precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62952. The Survey maps it on the Jonesboro quadrangle.
On record in Dutch Mills
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
St. Paulus Evangelisch Lutherischen Gemeindelisted 1980 · 0.1 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 24 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.
- 1920 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1923 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Cape Girardeau quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Cape Girardeau quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1996 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
17 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Dutch Mills between 1995 and 2020, burning about 63 acres in total. None started naturally. 5 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 | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2002 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | RED FOX |
| 18 April 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | MATTRESS |
| 15 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 acres | Shawnee National Forest | STRAIGHT UP |
| 15 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | WINCH #1 |
| 10 April 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | HARRISON |
| 1 April 2001 | Fireworks | 4.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | LOOK OUT |
| 9 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | BERRYVILLE |
| 5 March 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.5 acres | Shawnee National Forest | STUMP |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Dutch Mills: 4 past producers, 4 occurrences, 1 producer, 1 prospect. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fluorine-Fluorite, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Limestone, Dimension. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Albany Shale Exposure | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Dug Hill Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Fluorite and Limestone Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Jonesboro Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Occurrence No.1 | Limestone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Fluorine Occurrence No. 1 | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Fluorine Occurrence No. 1 | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Jonesboro Quarry & Plant #4 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Union County Highway Department | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jonesboro | 2.5 miles | 24 | |
| Springville | 2.8 miles | 24 | |
| Berryville | 3.0 miles | 24 | |
| Anna | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Balcom | 3.5 miles | 19 | |
| Pottsville | 4.5 miles | 24 | |
| Mill Creek | 5.2 miles | 24 | |
| Valley Mission | 5.3 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422645. 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.













