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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.

Lusk within Pope County

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 24 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

31 since 1994

Regional 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 burning14
Arson/incendiarism5
Missing data/not specified/undetermined4
Recreation and ceremony4
Smoking2
Equipment and vehicle use1
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
25 July 2008Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreShawnee National ForestMOWER
22 July 2009Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShawnee National ForestGAP LAKE
14 July 2001Debris and open burningunder an acreShawnee National ForestONE HORES GAP
24 April 2009Missing data/not specified/undetermined12 acresShawnee National ForestONE HORSE GAP
22 April 2010Debris and open burningunder an acreShawnee National ForestDUTTON CHAPEL
20 April 1994Arson/incendiarism5.0 acresShawnee National Forestnot named
16 April 1994Arson/incendiarism1.0 acresShawnee National Forestnot named
9 March 2018Smokingunder an acreIllinois Division of Forestry Resources2512

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Pope County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 130 shown

Regional 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Hamilton Plant TiTitanium, PigmentPlant1965
Henson MineFluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead, Barium-BaritePast ProducerUnderground
Jefferson and Humm Fluorspar MinesLead, Fluorine-Fluorite, ZincProducerFluorite, Galena, Sphalerite
Parkinson MineBarium-Barite, Fluorine-FluoritePast Producer
Southern Illinois DistrictSilver, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite, ZincPast ProducerREPLACEMENT
Zinc Barite Occurrence No. 1Zinc, Barium-BariteOccurrence
Barnett MineFluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc, Barium-BaritePast Producer1966
Gaskins MineLead, Zinc, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-FluoritePast Producer1865
Johnson WorksFluorine-Fluorite, Lead, ZincProducer
Shawnee Medium Interest Fluorine DepositLead, Zinc, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-FluoriteOccurrenceBarite, Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite

Every working recorded in Pope County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Julien Hill0.6 miles24
Leisure City1.8 miles24
Gowins2.7 miles24
Gowansville (historical)2.8 miles24
Raum2.8 miles21
Hartsville3.7 miles22
Eddyville6.1 miles21
Oak6.9 miles21

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.