BlockEvans, Illinois
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Evans Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61377. The Survey maps it on the Wenona quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1934 USGS Wenona quadrangle1:48000
- 1934 USGS Wenona quadrangle1:62500
- 1939 USGS Wenona quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Wenona quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Wenona quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Kewanee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1996 USGS Wenona quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
17 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Evans between 2008 and 2020, burning about 101 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 15 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 1400170 |
| 27 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 1600097 |
| 26 September 2016 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 1600095 |
| 26 September 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 1600094 |
| 22 September 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 180083.1 |
| 7 April 2008 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | GRIFFITH |
| 6 April 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 1300058 |
| 18 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 1400068 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
2 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Evans in 2 storm reports between 2014 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evans | $15,000 | A semi truck was blown over along I-39 about 4 miles east of Toluca. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Evans | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Custer | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Toluca | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Wenona | 3.1 miles | 13 | |
| Porterfield | 4.4 miles | 11 | |
| Varna | 6.4 miles | 11 | |
| La Rose | 7.9 miles | 11 | |
| Pattonsburg | 8.1 miles | 11 | |
| Wilbern | 13.2 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422679. 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.