BlockGilmore, Illinois
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1937 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Shoal Creek Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62086. The Survey maps it on the Sorento South quadrangle. It stands 591 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1937 USGS New Douglas quadrangle1:48000
- 1937 USGS New Douglas quadrangle1:62500
- 1944 USGS New Douglas quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Sorento South quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Carlyle Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
1 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Gilmore in 2014, burning about 3 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 March 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 14065 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Gilmore: 1 producer, 1 occurrence. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Clay, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Richards Brick Co. Shale Mine | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Gilmore in 1 storm report in 2019: 1 flash 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2019 | Flash Flood | Gilmore | - | Up to 9 inches of rain fell in about 5 hours causing flash flooding. The highest rainfall was reported in Greenville, 9.01 inches. Numerous roads through out Bond County were flooded, including Illinois Route 127 at Hazel Dell Road, Illinois Route 140 between Pokey Road and the Shoal Creek Bridge, and Illinois Route 127 near Airport Avenue just south of Greenville. One woman had to be rescued from the roof of her car after she drove it into high flowing water on Airport Avenue just west of the Beaver Creek Bridge. No injuries were reported. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bunje | 1.8 miles | 11 | |
| Sorento | 2.9 miles | 11 | |
| Reno | 5.6 miles | 11 | |
| Panama | 6.2 miles | 12 | |
| Old Ripley | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Paisley Corners | 7.9 miles | 12 | |
| Elm Point (historical) | 8.0 miles | 11 | |
| Ayers | 9.0 miles | 12 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q5562514 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422738. 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.
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.