Lake Zurich, Illinois
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1923 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Ela Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60047. The Survey maps it on the Lake Zurich quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 21 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.
- 1923 USGS Barrington quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS Barrington quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Lake Zurich quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Barrington quadrangle1:62500
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Lake Zurich quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1998 USGS Lake Zurich quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
1 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Lake Zurich in 2012, burning about 19 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 |
|---|---|
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2012 | Fireworks | 19 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 12-0848 |
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 Lake Zurich: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Perlite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Filter Materials Perlite Plant | Perlite | Producer |
Storms near this place
16 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lake Zurich in 16 storm reports between 1993 and 2024: 10 hail, 6 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 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Zurich | $1,000 | A tree limb fell on a car and broke the windshield. |
| August 2024 | Hail | Lake Zurich | - | A video on social media showed half dollar sized hail falling in Lake Zurich. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Zurich | - | Tree limbs were reported to be down and blocking lanes of traffic. |
| July 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Zurich | - | A photo was shared on social media of a large tree limb blown down. |
| September 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Zurich | - | Power lines were blown down on Old Rand Road. |
| April 2014 | Hail | Lake Zurich | - | Half dollar to golf ball size hail was reported in Lake Zurich. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Zurich | - | Tree branches 6 to 8 inches in diameter were blown down near the intersection of Miller Road and Route 12. |
| May 2009 | Hail | Lake Zurich | - | Nickel size hail was reported near Route 22 and Route 12. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Lake Zurich | - | Trees and large branches were down. |
| August 2012 | Hail | Lake Zurich | - | no account filed |
| June 2009 | Hail | Lake Zurich | - | no account filed |
| October 2006 | Hail | Lake Zurich | - | no account filed |
| October 2006 | Hail | Lake Zurich | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Lake Zurich | - | no account filed |
| May 2000 | Hail | Lake Zurich | - | no account filed |
| August 1993 | Hail | Lake Zurich | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lake Zurich Highlands | 0.4 miles | 21 | |
| Ancient Oaks | 0.7 miles | 21 | |
| Old Mill Grove | 0.8 miles | 21 | |
| Lake Zurich Estates | 0.9 miles | 21 | |
| Timber Trails | 0.9 miles | 21 | |
| Echo Lake | 0.9 miles | 21 | |
| Countryside East | 1.0 miles | 21 | |
| The Woodland | 1.1 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 411743. 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.










