BlockJimtown, Illinois
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1945 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Bear Grove Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62471. It stands on Gilham Creek. The Survey maps it on the Hagarstown quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1945 USGS Vandalia quadrangle1:62500
- 1947 USGS Vandalia quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Hagarstown quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Carlyle Lake quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Jimtown between 2009 and 2014, burning about 89 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 | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | LINKS |
| 20 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 8.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 0013-14 |
| 24 January 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | PUSTECHIK |
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 Jimtown: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cocaigne Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Jimtown in 3 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 2 tornado, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2025 | Tornado (EF0) | Jimtown | - | The tornado then crossed into Fayette County and caused minor tree damage southwest of Shafter before lifting at 5:29 PM. In Fayette County the tornado had a path length of 2.98 miles with a path width of 150 yards. The tornado was rated an EF0. |
| May 2017 | Flash Flood | Jimtown | - | Up to three inches of rain fell in a short amount of time on already saturated soils causing flash flooding. A stream gauge on Hurricane Creek east of Mulberry Grove indicated it rose to near flood stage during this event. Fayette County Sheriff's office reported that several roads in the southern half of the county were closed due to flooding. |
| June 2008 | Tornado (EF0) | Jimtown | - | A tornado touched down about one and a half miles west southwest of Shafter. It travelled to the east northeast before lifting and dissipating just west of Shafter. It blew down 2 power poles, several large tree limbs and damaged some corn along its path. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shafter | 2.3 miles | 11 | |
| Hagarstown | 3.9 miles | 9 | |
| Vera | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Vandalia | 6.6 miles | 9 | |
| Pittsburg | 8.0 miles | 10 | |
| Bingham | 8.7 miles | 11 | |
| Bluff City | 9.0 miles | 9 | |
| Bayle City | 9.0 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422848. 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.