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Halsey, Illinois

23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1994. It stands in Union precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62998. It lies near Government Rock. The Survey maps it on the Wolf Lake quadrangle.

Halsey within Union County

Topographic sheets covering this place

14 surveys from 23 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

81 since 1992

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 81 fires within 5 miles of Halsey between 1992 and 2020, burning about 1,124 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 28 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
Arson/incendiarism28
Missing data/not specified/undetermined20
Debris and open burning16
Recreation and ceremony10
Natural3
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Misuse of fire by a minor1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
30 September 2002Debris and open burning2.5 acresShawnee National ForestSNAG PATCH 1
30 September 2002Debris and open burning7.5 acresShawnee National ForestHALFMOON ISLAND
30 September 2002Recreation and ceremony4.0 acresShawnee National ForestKING'S FERRY
30 September 2002Debris and open burning3.0 acresShawnee National ForestDOUBLE SLOUGH
30 September 2002Debris and open burning4.0 acresShawnee National ForestSNAG PATCH 2
25 September 2002Missing data/not specified/undetermined12 acresShawnee National ForestROUTE 3
24 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.5 acresShawnee National ForestKINGS FERRY
16 September 2017Debris and open burningunder an acreShawnee National ForestSADDLE HILL

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Union County

Mines and quarries near this place

8 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 8 workings within 5 miles of Halsey: 7 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Lead, Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Neelys Landing Quarry and PlantStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Shawnee High Interest Sand & Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceSand and Gravel
Alto Pass Lead Prospect No. 1Lead, ZincOccurrence
Alto Pass Lead Prospect No. 1Lead, ZincOccurrence
Alto Pass Lead Prospect No. 2Lead, ZincOccurrence
Alto Pass Lead Prospect No. 2Lead, ZincOccurrence
Minor Fluorite Occurence No. 1Fluorine-FluoriteOccurrence
Minor Fluorite Occurence No. 1Fluorine-FluoriteOccurrence

Every working recorded in Union County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Aldridge1.1 miles23
La Rue1.5 miles23
Union Point3.0 miles26
Bennett Landing3.3 miles23
Wolf Lake4.4 miles23
Alto Pass7.2 miles23
Ware8.8 miles25
Kaolin9.0 miles23

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422776. 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.