Johnsburg, Illinois
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1993. It stands in McHenry Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60051. It stands on Dutch Creek. The Survey maps it on the Fox Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1920 USGS Grays Lake quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1923 USGS Grays Lake quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Fox Lake quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Grayslake quadrangle1:62500
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Fox Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
30 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Johnsburg between 2008 and 2020, burning about 248 acres in total. 1 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 | 14 |
| Debris and open burning | 12 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Fireworks | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 12-01639 |
| 9 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 12-01644 |
| 4 July 2012 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 12-01582 |
| 16 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 16-001903 |
| 16 July 2012 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 12-01725 |
| 10 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 12-01656 |
| 25 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 12-01493 |
| 16 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | BLACKHAWK |
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 Johnsburg: 3 producers, 3 past producers, 1 plant. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Copper Deposit | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| Big Hollow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Green Valley East Gate Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pistakee Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Possum Run Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Volo Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| West Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Johnsburg in 3 storm reports between 2014 and 2025: 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Johnsburg | - | A photo was shared of a tree uprooted in Johnsburg. |
| September 2021 | Hail | Johnsburg | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Johnsburg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnyside | 1.1 miles | 20 | |
| Eastwood Manor | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| Palm Beach | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Pistakee Highlands | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| McCullom Lake | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Riverstream | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Ringwood | 3.0 miles | 17 | |
| Pistakee | 3.1 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 411145. 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.









