BlockMoores, Illinois
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1890 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Atlas Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62370. It stands on Ambrosia Creek. The Survey maps it on the Louisiana quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 19 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.
- 1890 USGS Louisiana quadrangle1:125000, 5 printings
- 1937 USGS Bowling Green quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1940 USGS Bowling Green quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1978 USGS Louisiana quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1986 USGS Mexico quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Louisiana quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
66 words on this townshipHistory of Pike County. A Centennial Address Delivered by Hon. William A. Grimshaw, at Pittsfield, Pike County, Illinois, July 4, 1876, published 1877 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Atlas Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Atlas Township - 66 words.
Fires near this place
3 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Moores (historical) between 1993 and 2014, burning about 13 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 March 1994 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
| 11 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 140041 |
| 10 February 1993 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Missouri Department of Conservation | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Moores (historical): 10 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Holiday Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Marblehead Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Me:Sss Quarrry #1 & Plant | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Noix Farm Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Old Holiday Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Pratt Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Ray Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Atlas | 2.5 miles | 11 | |
| Rockport | 2.7 miles | 14 | |
| Pike | 3.0 miles | 19 | |
| Quincy Junction | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Horton | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Summer Hill | 5.9 miles | 11 | |
| Taylor | 7.4 miles | 11 | |
| New Hartford | 7.6 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1725480. 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.