BlockLancaster, Illinois
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Timber Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61533. The Survey maps it on the Glasford quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 15 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.
- 1930 USGS Glasford quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Glasford quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Glasford quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1996 USGS Glasford quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
2,116 words on this townshipThe History of Peoria County, Illinois. Containing a History of the Northwest--history of Illinois--history of the County, Its Early Settlement, Growth, Development, Resources, Etc., Etc. .., published 1880 names this settlement in its chapter on Timber Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
The first church erected was at Lancaster, by the M. E. society, which has since been moved to Coperas creek, and is now used by the Christian Union. The first meeting was held at Wm. Eyman's, one mile above Kingston.
Passage source: The History of Peoria County, Illinois. Containing a History of the Northwest--history of Illinois--history of the County, Its Early Settlement, Growth, Development, Resources, Etc., Etc. .., published 1880.
Col. A. L. Fahnenstock came to the county in 1837, from Adams county, Pa., and located at Lancaster. lu 1856, he embarked in the mercantile business in Lancaster ; afterwards removed to Glassford, where he handles a large stock of general merchandise. He has held several local offices ; was county treasurer two years. He entered the army as captain and was commissioned as colonel, but not mustered. Charles Fahnenstock, son of the colonel, is also engaged in the same business.
Passage source: The History of Peoria County, Illinois. Containing a History of the Northwest--history of Illinois--history of the County, Its Early Settlement, Growth, Development, Resources, Etc., Etc. .., published 1880.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Timber Township - it names this place 2 more 2 times.
Fires near this place
2 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Lancaster between 2012 and 2018, burning under an acre 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 May 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | KILLIAN |
| 17 May 2018 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2018235 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lancaster in 1 storm report in 2009: 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Lancaster | - | A tornado briefly touched down in a field near the Glasford-Peoria Blacktop. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Glasford | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Kingston Mines | 3.9 miles | 15 | |
| Mapleton | 5.7 miles | 18 | |
| Smithville | 5.9 miles | 16 | |
| Lake Camelot | 6.1 miles | 19 | |
| Eden | 7.5 miles | 16 | |
| Hanna City | 8.0 miles | 16 | |
| Trivoli | 8.1 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422894. 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.
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.