BlockMoores Corner, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1933 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Blount Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61834. It stands on Painter Creek. The Survey maps it on the Henning quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1933 USGS Hoopeston quadrangle1:48000
- 1938 USGS Hoopeston quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1956 USGS Danville quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Henning quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Danville quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Danville quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
14,070 words on this townshipHistory of Vermilion County, Together with Historic Notes on the Northwest, Gleaned from Early Authors, Old Maps and Manuscripts, Private and Official Correspondence, and Other Authentic, Though, for the Most Part, Out-of-the-way Sources, published 1879 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Blount Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Blount Township - 14,070 words.
Fires near this place
21 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Moores Corner between 2004 and 2014, burning about 195 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | MORRIS |
| 28 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2750 |
| 2 July 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.0 acres | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 3 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 14503 |
| 3 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 15205 |
| 24 March 2014 | Smoking | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | JORDAN3 |
| 22 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 16100 |
| 22 March 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Moores Corner: 1 producer, 1 past 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allison Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Lonnas Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Myersville (historical) | 0.6 miles | 12 | |
| Grumle Corner | 1.6 miles | 19 | |
| Bismarck | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Vernal | 2.5 miles | 12 | |
| Rayville | 2.8 miles | 12 | |
| Barlow Park | 3.3 miles | 13 | |
| Village of Alvan (Alvin) | 3.7 miles | 13 | |
| Henning | 3.7 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422997. 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.