Glenburn, Illinois
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1931 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Oakwood Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61858. It stands on Glenburn Creek. The Survey maps it on the Collison quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1931 USGS Fithian quadrangle1:48000
- 1943 USGS Fithian quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1957 USGS Fithian quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1968 USGS Collison quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Danville quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Danville quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
20,921 words on this townshipHistory of Vermilion County, Together with Historic Notes on the Northwest, Gleaned from Early Authors, Old Maps and Manuscripts, Private and Official Correspondence, and Other Authentic, Though, for the Most Part, Out-of-the-way Sources, published 1879; History of Vermilion County, Illinois : a Tale of Its Evolution, Settlement, and Progress for Nearly a Century, published 1911 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Oakwood Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Oakwood Township - 20,921 words.
Fires near this place
4 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Glenburn between 2003 and 2014, burning about 10 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 March 2014 | Smoking | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | JORDAN2 |
| 23 March 2003 | Recreation and ceremony | 5.0 acres | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 17 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | HOLLOWRD92 |
| 12 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | KIME |
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 Glenburn: 2 occurrences, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seymour Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Harmattan Mine Shale Exposure | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | ||
| Western Brick Co. Shale Exposure | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Belgium Row | 1.0 miles | 15 | |
| Newtown | 1.7 miles | 15 | |
| Oakwood | 1.9 miles | 16 | |
| Brothers | 2.1 miles | 15 | |
| Bucktown | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Missionfield | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Bronson | 2.7 miles | 16 | |
| Hartshorn | 3.5 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422741. 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.








