BlockLiterberry, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1932 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Literberry precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62650. The Survey maps it on the Literberry quadrangle. 71 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 604 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 12 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.
- 1932 USGS Virginia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Virginia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Literberry quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
3 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Literberry between 2008 and 2014, burning about 16 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | EVANS1 |
| 9 March 2012 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | KUNZEMAN |
| 15 November 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | TOMKO |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Literberry in 3 storm reports between 2011 and 2025: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Literberry | $200,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down in Literberry. In addition, the walls of a mobile home were blown out and numerous other houses experienced minor roof and siding damage. |
| June 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Literberry | - | A small portion of fascia was blown off of a mobile home. |
| October 2021 | Hail | Literberry | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Arcadia | 2.6 miles | 12 | |
| Savage (historical) | 5.1 miles | 12 | |
| Strawns Crossing | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Jordanville (historical) | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Sinclair | 5.5 miles | 12 | |
| Brownton (historical) | 6.3 miles | 12 | |
| Portuguese Hill | 6.8 miles | 12 | |
| Joy Prairie | 7.0 miles | 11 |
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 Literberry | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q14687805 | 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 412269. 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.