BlockFlickerville, Illinois
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Rockville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60914. The Survey maps it on the Bourbonnais quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1922 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1924 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Bourbonnais quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
15 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Flickerville between 2008 and 2020, burning about 76 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 | 11 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 101811 |
| 27 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | EASEMENT |
| 1 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | RT 113 |
| 29 May 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 101031 |
| 17 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | PIN OAK |
| 29 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 11631 |
| 24 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | HIGHTOWER |
| 24 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | HIGHTOWER2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Flickerville: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Route 113 Gravel Pit Azzarell: | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lehigh Stone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wesley Township Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Altorf | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Deselm | 2.3 miles | 15 | |
| Indian Oaks | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Bourbonnais | 6.0 miles | 15 | |
| Limestone | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Manteno | 6.9 miles | 14 | |
| Greenwich | 7.2 miles | 15 | |
| Hillside Manor | 7.2 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 408460. 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.