BlockGrimsby, Illinois
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Sand Ridge Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62940. It stands on Kinkaid Creek. The Survey maps it on the Oraville quadrangle. It stands 361 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 19 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.
- 1910 USGS Murphysboro quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1938 USGS Murphysboro 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
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Oraville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Carbondale quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Carbondale quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1996 USGS Oraville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
19 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Grimsby between 1992 and 2020, burning about 74 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | TURKEY BAYOU |
| 13 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | BLUFFS |
| 1 May 1992 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 12 acres | Shawnee National Forest | not named |
| 30 April 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | SKEETER PARK |
| 18 April 2004 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 4.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | GORHAM RR |
| 16 April 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | HWY 149 |
| 27 March 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | WHITE |
| 26 March 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | FOUNTAIN BLUFF |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Grimsby: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jackson County Sand&Gravel Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Grimsby in 7 storm reports between 2008 and 2019: 7 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 | Grimsby | $50,000 | 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. Illinois Route 127 was closed at the Big Muddy River bridge near Murphysboro. The river was completely over the bridge on Old Route 13. Residents of a trailer park between Illinois Route 13 and the river were asked to evacuate. Flooding approached a Murphysboro neighborhood. The National Guard was activated to assist with sandbagging. The Murphysboro wastewater treatment plant was sandbagged. About a dozen streets were closed and underwater in Murphysboro. U.S. Highway 51 was reduced to one lane north of Carbondale, backing up traffic for miles. |
| July 2019 | Flood | Grimsby | $10,000 | After spending about four months above flood stage, the Big Muddy River finally fell below flood stage on the Murphysboro gage by mid July. This flooding was primarily the result of backwater from the major flooding on the Mississippi River. The biggest impacts were along the levee system close to the Mississippi River, where the extended duration of the flooding took its toll on levees. Emergency repairs were made in a few places close to the Grand Tower area. The primary impacts in the Murphysboro area were flooded low-lying woods and fields, as well as a riverside park. A few streets near the river were flooded. |
| June 2015 | Flood | Grimsby | $2,000 | Moderate flooding occurred along the Big Muddy River. At the Murphysboro river gage, the river crested at 31.22 feet on the 23rd. Flood stage is 22 feet. There was considerable flooding of low-lying areas, including a riverside park and some fields. A few streets near the river were flooded. This was similar to the flood of June, 2013. The flooding continued into July. |
| July 2015 | Flood | Grimsby | $2,000 | Moderate flooding continued along the Big Muddy River from June into much of July. At the Murphysboro river gage, the river crested in late June at 31.22 feet. Flood stage is 22 feet. There was considerable flooding of low-lying areas, including a riverside park and some fields. A few streets near the river were flooded. This was similar to the flood of June, 2013. |
| March 2015 | Flood | Grimsby | - | Minor flooding occurred on the Big Muddy River. At the Murphysboro river gage, the river crested at 26.93 feet on the 18th. Flood stage is 22 feet. Parts of South 3rd and 4th Streets in Murphysboro were closed. Mainly bottomland woods, fields, and surrounding low-lying areas were affected. |
| December 2015 | Flood | Grimsby | - | The Big Muddy River began its rise above flood stage late in the month. The flooding in December was relatively insignificant compared to the flooding in January. In December, there was flooding of low-lying fields and woodlands. Some river access roads and parts of a riverside park were underwater. |
| June 2008 | Flood | Grimsby | - | Minor flooding of the Big Muddy River occurred. At the Murphysboro gage, the river crested at 24.39 feet on the 25th. Flood stage there is 22 feet. Some minor flooding affected houses just downstream of Bridge Street in Murphysboro. Lowland fields were inundated. A 28-year-old woman died when she lost control of her vehicle and plunged into the flooding river (indirect fatality). |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sand Ridge | 0.8 miles | 25 | |
| Gorham | 2.9 miles | 25 | |
| Crain | 3.7 miles | 23 | |
| Jacob | 4.7 miles | 28 | |
| Poplar Ridge | 5.4 miles | 23 | |
| Neunert | 5.4 miles | 28 | |
| Murphysboro | 6.1 miles | 18 | |
| Texas Junction | 6.7 miles | 18 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Grimsby | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q5609305 | 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 409513. 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.