BlockLeesville, Illinois
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Pembroke Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60958. The Survey maps it on the Leesville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1922 USGS Momence quadrangle1:62500
- 1924 USGS Momence quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS St. Anne quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
6 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Leesville between 2013 and 2019, burning about 20 acres in total. None 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 May 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 13-00024 |
| 28 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2019-00000096 |
| 20 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2019-00000092 |
| 20 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2019-00000071 |
| 23 March 2019 | Arson/incendiarism | 10 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2019-00000089 |
| 3 October 2018 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 130-400 |
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 Leesville: 1 producer. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eastern Illinois Pit & Mill | Clay | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Leesville in 1 storm report in 2011: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Leesville | $250,000 | Tree damage was observed at multiple locations along the path of this tornado including snapped hardwood trees. Additional damage included snapped utility poles, roof and shingle damage to homes, overturned campers, and an attached garage removed from a home that was under construction. Two people reported watching this tornado as it just missed their property. Two buildings, built from concrete blocks, were destroyed near 11580E and 7000S. At 4702S and 14000E, storage sheds were destroyed and a metal grain bin was blown over. Shingles were also blown off the roof of a house. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saint Anne Woods | 0.9 miles | 13 | |
| Hopkins Park | 2.7 miles | 13 | |
| Doney | 2.9 miles | 13 | |
| Saint Anne | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Collins (historical) | 4.7 miles | 13 | |
| Wichert | 4.8 miles | 13 | |
| Koster | 5.6 miles | 13 | |
| Tallmadge | 6.0 miles | 13 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikipedia article on Leesville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q65053462 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 411920. 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.