BlockMillville, Illinois
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Rush Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61001. It stands on South Fork Apple River. The Survey maps it on the Elizabeth NE quadrangle.
On record in Millville
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Millville Town Sitelisted 2003 · 0.5 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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.
- 1911 USGS Elizabeth quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Elizabeth quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Elizabeth NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Dubuque South quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
In the county-history sources
8,407 words on this townshipThe History of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Constitution of the United States, published 1878 names this settlement in its chapter on Rush Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
In 1835, Thomas Burbridge and his two brothers, Rollin and Jackson, accompanied by John R. Smith, ,built a house on Apple River, at a place afterwards called Millville, and moved into it. In the Spring of 1836, they built a saw mill at that place, which was the first saw mill built on Apple River, with the exception of one built by Mr. Craig, at a place then called Wappello, but now known as Hanover. In this saw mill the Burbridges cut a vast amount of lumber, which they sold very readily to the new settlers who were then coming into the country. The Burbridges were all young men. Their mother kept house for them many years. She was a type of the pioneer women of America, and was highly respected by all who knew her. She died in 1874, in the 97 th year of her age.
Passage source: The History of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Constitution of the United States, published 1878.
In 1835, Mr. Absalom Power settled about two miles west of Millville, near a Mound, which in honor of him was called Power's Mound. He had a large family - some eight or nine boys and two or three girls. The old gentleman and his wife died at their residence near the Mound.
Passage source: The History of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Constitution of the United States, published 1878.
In thr: Spring of 1836, George N. Townsend, Ira L. Townsend and Hoistead S. Townsend, settled in the Township of Rush, about four miles south of Millville, near the Bald Mound. They built houses that Summer, purchasing their lumber of the Messrs. Burbridge. In the Fall they moved on and became actual settlers of the town. They quite naturally settled near together, and the place was known as the Townsend Settlement for many miles around.
Passage source: The History of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Constitution of the United States, published 1878.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Rush Township - it names this place 3 more 3 times.
Fires near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Millville between 2008 and 2010, 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 | 7 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | WAND |
| 7 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | CNR |
| 7 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | STAGECOACH |
| 30 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 8011 |
| 11 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | GERLACH |
| 22 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | NIEMANN |
| 17 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | SCOUT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Millville: 4 past producers, 1 plant, 1 producer. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anderson Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Mark Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Russell Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sweet Home Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Westaby Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Yungbluth Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sweet Home (historical) | 1.2 miles | 14 | |
| Apple River | 4.6 miles | 12 | |
| Warren | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Nora | 5.6 miles | 14 | |
| Apple Canyon Lake | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Pitcherville (historical) | 6.4 miles | 14 | |
| Stockton | 7.2 miles | 14 | |
| East Stockton (historical) | 8.3 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422985. 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.