Ivy, Illinois
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Precinct 13. It lies in ZIP code area 62244. It stands on Maeystown Creek. The Survey maps it on the Renault quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1915 USGS Renault quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1940 USGS Renault quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Renault quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Festus quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Renault quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
44 since 2002Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 44 fires within 5 miles of Ivy between 2002 and 2020, burning about 630 acres in total. 2 started naturally. 1 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 | 20 |
| Debris and open burning | 13 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Natural | 2 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Railroad operations and maintenance | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 August 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 13 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 15-00019 |
| 12 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 20-0000024 |
| 30 July 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 8 June 2012 | Railroad operations and maintenance | 10 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | UP |
| 6 May 2015 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 15-0004 |
| 14 May 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | UNION PACIFIC RR |
| 3 April 2005 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Ivy: 7 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrans Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Columbia Quarry No. 5 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Weaver's Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Weiler Marble Quarry Number One | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ivy in 1 storm report in 2017: 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| February 2017 | Hail | Ivy | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fults | 1.4 miles | 18 | |
| Kidd | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| Saint Philip (historical) | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Chalfin Bridge | 4.6 miles | 19 | |
| Maeystown | 5.1 miles | 18 | |
| Renault | 5.3 miles | 18 | |
| Mitchie | 6.6 miles | 19 | |
| Saint Joe | 7.1 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422843. 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.









