Lusk, Illinois
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Golconda No. 2 precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62938. The Survey maps it on the Shetlerville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 24 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.
- 1916 USGS Golconda quadrangle1:62500
- 1920 USGS Goloonda quadrangle1:48000
- 1921 USGS Golconda quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Shetlerville quadrangle1:24000
- 1959 USGS Golconda quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Shetlerville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1996 USGS Shetlerville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
31 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 31 fires within 5 miles of Lusk between 1994 and 2020, burning about 283 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 5 were 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 | 14 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 4 |
| Smoking | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 July 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | MOWER |
| 22 July 2009 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | GAP LAKE |
| 14 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | ONE HORES GAP |
| 24 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Shawnee National Forest | ONE HORSE GAP |
| 22 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | DUTTON CHAPEL |
| 20 April 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 5.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | not named |
| 16 April 1994 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | not named |
| 9 March 2018 | Smoking | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2512 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 130 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 130 workings within 5 miles of Lusk: 74 past producers, 29 occurrences, 22 prospects, 4 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc, Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hamilton Plant Ti | Titanium, Pigment | Plant | 1965 | |
| Henson Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Jefferson and Humm Fluorspar Mines | Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc | Producer | Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Parkinson Mine | Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Southern Illinois District | Silver, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc | Past Producer | REPLACEMENT | |
| Zinc Barite Occurrence No. 1 | Zinc, Barium-Barite | Occurrence | ||
| Barnett Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | 1966 | |
| Gaskins Mine | Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1865 | |
| Johnson Works | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc | Producer | ||
| Shawnee Medium Interest Fluorine Deposit | Lead, Zinc, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Julien Hill | 0.6 miles | 24 | |
| Leisure City | 1.8 miles | 24 | |
| Gowins | 2.7 miles | 24 | |
| Gowansville (historical) | 2.8 miles | 24 | |
| Raum | 2.8 miles | 21 | |
| Hartsville | 3.7 miles | 22 | |
| Eddyville | 6.1 miles | 21 | |
| Oak | 6.9 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 425148. 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.














