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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.

Dutch Mills within Union County

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.

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 24 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

17 since 1995

Regional 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 burning5
Arson/incendiarism5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined3
Fireworks2
Recreation and ceremony1
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 July 2002Fireworks1.0 acresShawnee National ForestRED FOX
18 April 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreShawnee National ForestMATTRESS
15 April 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined28 acresShawnee National ForestSTRAIGHT UP
15 April 1995Debris and open burning1.0 acresShawnee National ForestWINCH #1
10 April 2011Arson/incendiarism8.0 acresShawnee National ForestHARRISON
1 April 2001Fireworks4.0 acresShawnee National ForestLOOK OUT
9 March 2010Debris and open burning1.0 acresShawnee National ForestBERRYVILLE
5 March 2000Arson/incendiarism4.5 acresShawnee National ForestSTUMP

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Union County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 within 5 miles

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
New Albany Shale ExposureClayProspect
Dug Hill Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Fluorite and Limestone MineFluorine-Fluorite, Limestone, DimensionPast Producer
Jonesboro PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Limestone Occurrence No.1Limestone, DimensionOccurrence
Fluorine Occurrence No. 1Fluorine-FluoriteOccurrence
Fluorine Occurrence No. 1Fluorine-FluoriteOccurrence
Jonesboro Quarry & Plant #4Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Union County Highway DepartmentStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Union County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Jonesboro2.5 miles24
Springville2.8 miles24
Berryville3.0 miles24
Anna3.4 miles19
Balcom3.5 miles19
Pottsville4.5 miles24
Mill Creek5.2 miles24
Valley Mission5.3 miles24

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.