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Matanzas, Illinois

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Bath Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62644. The Survey maps it on the Kilbourne quadrangle.

Matanzas within Mason County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 15 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

3 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Matanzas between 2004 and 2008, burning about 9 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/undetermined3

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
17 April 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources10
13 March 2008Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources6
13 March 2004Missing data/not specified/undetermined6.0 acresIllinois River National Wildlife RefugeSPOON RIVER 1

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Mason County

Mines and quarries near this place

3 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Matanzas: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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
Holle Pit #1Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Holle Pit #2Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Otter Creek DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Mason 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
Matanzas Beach0.9 miles15
Lakewood1.3 miles15
Kelsey3.1 miles15
Long Branch3.4 miles15
Bath3.4 miles16
Havana5.2 miles19
Conover5.5 miles15
Peterville5.7 miles13

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422948. 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.