Etherton, Illinois
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Pomona Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62966. It stands on Sugar Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pomona quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
13 surveys from 23 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.
- 1924 USGS Alto Pass quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Alto Pass quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Pomona quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1949 USGS Alto Pass 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 Carbondale quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Carbondale quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1996 USGS Pomona quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
22 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Etherton between 1995 and 2017, burning about 154 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | TURKEY BAYOU |
| 28 September 2005 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | WOLF DEN |
| 2 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | WHISKEY RIDGE |
| 7 April 2013 | Arson/incendiarism | 18 acres | Shawnee National Forest | LITTLE GRAND CANYON |
| 12 April 2014 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Shawnee National Forest | MEADOW RIDGE ROAD |
| 9 March 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | DUAL |
| 23 March 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | SHOAL CREEK |
| 15 March 2002 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | CEDAR |
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 Etherton: 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Springvale Shale Exposure | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
3 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Etherton in 3 storm reports between 2014 and 2024: 2 tornado, 1 hail. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 (EF1) | Etherton | $10,000 | Trees were snapped, and there was siding and soffit damage to a home. Tree tops were damaged along the path. Maximum winds were estimated near 95 mph. The damage area was in the Shawnee National Forest a few miles east of the Big Muddy River. |
| March 2017 | Tornado (EF0) | Etherton | $2,000 | This weak tornado began in the Shawnee National Forest and ended four miles west of Carbondale. Peak winds were estimated near 75 mph. The tornado skipped along the path, taking down large tree branches and uprooting a few trees. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Etherton | - | EMA staff reported hail estimated at quarter size at Grammer Rd and IL-127 south of Murphysboro. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eltham (historical) | 1.3 miles | 23 | |
| Poplar Ridge | 2.8 miles | 23 | |
| Pomona | 4.0 miles | 23 | |
| Mount Carbon | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Evergreen Terrace | 4.6 miles | 22 | |
| Texas Junction | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Murphysboro | 5.5 miles | 18 | |
| Boskydell | 5.8 miles | 22 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422677. 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.
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.












