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Fergestown, Illinois

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Herrin precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62959. The Survey maps it on the Johnston City quadrangle.

Fergestown within Williamson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 18 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

33 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Fergestown between 2008 and 2019, burning about 236 acres in total. 1 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/undetermined27
Debris and open burning3
Recreation and ceremony1
Arson/incendiarism1
Natural1

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
30 September 2019Debris and open burning97 acresCrab Orchard National Wildlife RefugeMONROE
28 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources10217
21 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined60 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources10206
11 August 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIllinois Division of Forestry Resources10171
8 June 2013Natural1.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources13111
14 June 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources13107
22 April 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources10096
12 April 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIllinois Division of Forestry Resources10088

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Williamson County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Fergestown: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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
Williamson Co. Hwy. Dept.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Williamson 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
Crenshaw Crossing1.5 miles18
White Ash2.1 miles18
Paineville2.3 miles18
Johnston City2.8 miles18
Dog Walk2.9 miles18
Spillertown3.0 miles18
Stiritz3.1 miles18
Herrin Junction3.3 miles18

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 408327. 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.