BlockFishhook, Illinois
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Fairmount Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62314. The Survey maps it on the Fishhook quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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 Mt Sterling quadrangle1:62500
- 1929 USGS Mt Sterling quadrangle1:62500
- 1929 USGS Mt. Sterling quadrangle1:62500
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Fishhook quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Fishhook between 2009 and 2013, burning about 60 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 April 2013 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | READIN |
| 31 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 1183 |
| 17 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | WASHKO |
| 23 February 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | HOSTINGS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Fishhook in 5 storm reports between 1993 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash flood, 1 hail. The reports record 1 death. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Fishhook | 1 killed | Up to six inches of rain fell onto already saturated soils causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded across the northern part of Pike County. County Road 2 about a mile east of New Salem was washed out due to a creek that flowed through the area. This created a 30 foot wide by 30 foot deep hole. A lineman with a local electric company was driving through the area and did not see the hole due to darkness. His vehicle plunged into the hole. He died at the scene. No other injuries or deaths were reported. |
| September 1993 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fishhook | $500 | A newspaper employee reported large trees down. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fishhook | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees, tree limbs and power lines across the northern portions of Pike County. This includes the Fishhook, Perry and Chambersburg areas. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Fishhook | - | Several trees were blown down in Fishhook. |
| June 2020 | Hail | Fishhook | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Baylis | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| New Salem | 7.1 miles | 12 | |
| Perry | 7.6 miles | 12 | |
| Maysville | 8.2 miles | 12 | |
| Hadley | 8.3 miles | 12 | |
| New Philadelphia | 8.6 miles | 12 | |
| Dutton (historical) | 10.1 miles | 12 | |
| Griggsville | 10.8 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 408403. 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.