BlockFreeman Spur, 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 62896. It stands on Lake Creek. The Survey maps it on the Johnston City quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 18 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.
- 1909 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS West Frankfort 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
- 1963 USGS Johnston City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:62500
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
18 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Freeman Spur between 2010 and 2019, burning about 150 acres in total. 1 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 | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 97 acres | Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge | MONROE |
| 25 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 10211 |
| 8 June 2013 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 13111 |
| 12 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 10088 |
| 10 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 10084 |
| 5 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 10044 |
| 3 March 2011 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | MILLS |
| 8 December 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 10342 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
5 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Freeman Spur in 5 storm reports between 2011 and 2019: 2 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Flood | Freeman Spur | $75,000 | Record flooding occurred on the Big Muddy River. At the Murphysboro river gage, the river crested at 40.42 feet on the early morning of May 2. This exceeded the old record set in 1961 by over a foot. At least a few homes at the edge of Herrin sustained major flooding damage. A bridge near Hurst was threatened by the rising river, prompting schools to dismiss early. Water was flowing over the bridge, and the stability of the bridge was uncertain. |
| July 2018 | Flash Flood | Freeman Spur | $10,000 | A nearly stationary cluster of thunderstorms dumped several inches of rain in a few hours. Many roads were flooded from Herrin northward to the Franklin County line, including Freeman Spur. Twelve streets were flooded in Herrin, and some were impassable. Water entered the basements of houses. There was a public report of a storm total of 4.52 inches near Buckner. At the Plumfield gage site on the Big Muddy River, 3.86 inches was measured in three hours, including 2.53 inches in one hour. |
| June 2019 | Flash Flood | Freeman Spur | - | Several roads were flooded across the county. One road was closed north of Herrin at Freeman Spur. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Freeman Spur | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Freeman Spur | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Herrin Junction | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Chittyville | 2.7 miles | 18 | |
| Stiritz | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Paineville | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Jenkins | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Herrin | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Johnston City | 4.6 miles | 18 | |
| Clifford | 5.0 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 408731. 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.