BlockDutton, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Griggsville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62340. The Survey maps it on the New Salem quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1926 USGS Pittsfield quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS New Salem quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS New Salem quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
9,397 words on this townshipHistory of Pike County. A Centennial Address Delivered by Hon. William A. Grimshaw, at Pittsfield, Pike County, Illinois, July 4, 1876, published 1877; With The Colors in Pike County, Illinois, published 1920 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Griggsville Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Griggsville Township - 9,397 words.
Fires near this place
8 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Dutton (historical) between 2011 and 2014, burning about 36 acres in total. 1 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 | 6 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 140055 |
| 30 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 21 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 140054 |
| 21 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | HEITZ |
| 11 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 140042 |
| 28 February 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 140036 |
| 27 February 2014 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 140035 |
| 3 October 2013 | Natural | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 130059 |
| 29 January 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2014-03 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Dutton (historical): 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ill.Highway Shale Exposure | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maysville | 2.3 miles | 12 | |
| New Salem | 3.4 miles | 12 | |
| Sunny Hill | 3.9 miles | 13 | |
| Pittsfield | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Griggsville | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Baylis | 6.8 miles | 12 | |
| Detroit | 7.5 miles | 12 | |
| Perry | 8.0 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422646. 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.