Moronts, Illinois
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Hennepin Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61327. The Survey maps it on the Depue quadrangle. It stands 522 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 13 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.
- 1893 USGS Hennepin quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1909 USGS Hennepin quadrangle1:62500
- 1911 USGS Hennepin quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Depue quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Kewanee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
11 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Moronts between 2008 and 2015, burning about 19 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 | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 June 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 15-0000065 |
| 3 May 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 15-0000051 |
| 5 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 15-0000044 |
| 1 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 15-0000035 |
| 30 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 15-0000032 |
| 30 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | STAND6 |
| 26 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 008-032 |
| 20 March 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 15-0000028 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Moronts: 10 past producers, 3 producers. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Zinc, Lead, Phosphorus-Phosphates. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depue Phosphoric Acid Plant | Phosphorus-Phosphates | Past Producer | 1973 | |
| New Jersey Zinc Depue Plant | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Bureau Rawson Plant #6 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Chiado Gravel Co. | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Depue White City Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Dieci Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Embs Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Gedraitis Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Morine Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Newbaum Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2024Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Moronts in 1 storm report in 2024: 1 thunderstorm wind. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Moronts | - | Law Enforcement reported a couple of trees down in the Wolf Hollow area. The time of the event was estimated using radar. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mark | 2.8 miles | 13 | |
| Hennepin | 3.4 miles | 13 | |
| Granville | 3.9 miles | 19 | |
| Florid | 4.0 miles | 17 | |
| Standard | 6.4 miles | 19 | |
| Undercliff | 7.8 miles | 17 | |
| Indian Spring | 8.0 miles | 17 | |
| Walnut Grove | 8.3 miles | 17 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q6913267 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 422999. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.






