Munger, Illinois
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Wayne Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60103. The Survey maps it on the West Chicago quadrangle. It stands 761 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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.
- 1908 USGS Wheaton quadrangle1:62500, 5 printings
- 1948 USGS Wheaton quadrangle1:62500
- 1953 USGS West Chicago quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Wheaton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS West Chicago quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1985 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS West Chicago quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS West Chicago quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
1,175 words on this townshipHistory Of Dupage County (1857), published 1857 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Wayne Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Wayne Township - 1,175 words.
Fires near this place
6 since 2013Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Munger between 2013 and 2014, burning about 5 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 | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 May 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2014-445 |
| 7 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2014-339 |
| 7 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2014-337 |
| 6 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2013-300 |
| 10 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2014-357 |
| 14 November 2013 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2013-1086 |
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 Munger: 5 past producers, 3 producers, 3 plants. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fox River Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Bartlett Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bartlett Plant & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| East Riverdale Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Hammond Plant & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Hammonds Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Meyer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Route 20 Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| South Elgin Plant & Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Van Acker Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant |
Storms near this place
9 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Munger in 9 storm reports between 2008 and 2015: 4 flash flood, 2 hail, 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2013 | Flash Flood | Munger | $6,500,000 | Widespread flooding was reported over much of DuPage County. Dozens of homes were underwater in Towers of Four Lakes Village requiring emergency crews to rescue people trapped inside. Numerous roadways were covered with flowing water causing several cars to stall. Lower levels of several apartment buildings were flooded. Retention ponds were overflowing. Roosevelt Road was closed between Wegner Drive and Joliet Street due to high water. Portions of Route 53 were closed between 75th Street and Royce Road. Numerous basements were flooded near Elmhurst, Lisle, and Naperville. Some residents had to be rescued in Lisle. The Glen Ellyn Public Library building's sub-basement flooded under five feet of water and also received extensive damage on the first floor. In Lombard, basements as well as first floors were flooded. Approximately 30 streets in Lombard were completely submerged.||Du Page county received the most rainfall during this evening with several sites reporting over seven inches of rain. Observers measured 7.34 inches near Naperville, 7.26 inches near Elmhurst, 7.12 inches near Aurora, and 7.01 inches near Lisle. |
| July 2010 | Flash Flood | Munger | $5,640,000 | Very heavy rain fell across north central Dupage County during the early morning hours of July 24th producing widespread flooding and flash flooding. Widespread street and basement flooding was reported. North Avenue at Interstate 290 was flooded with a car stuck in the water. Lake Ellyn overflowed its banks with six inches or more of water covering nearby streets. The Village Links Golf Course was flooded with waist high water and a mail truck was submerged in the flood waters. In Elmhurst, Interstate 290 was closed near York Street with two cars floating in water at least four feet deep; Route 83 was flooded and closed under the Union Pacific tracks with several cars floating in the water; Robert Plamer Drive was flooded and closed below the railroad tracks and all roads near Memorial Hospital were impassible. In Lombard, the Main Street viaduct was flooded with stranded cars in the flood waters and 15 residents were evacuated by boat along Finley Road. In Villa Park, significant flooding occurred near Wildwood and Monterey Avenues. Salt Creek quickly rose out of its banks and flooded nearby areas. In the Graue Mill Condominiums, 250 residents were evacuated after four feet of water surrounded the community when Salt Creek overflowed its banks. Storm total rainfall amounts included 7.26 inches one mile northwest of Villa Park; 7.19 inches near Carol Stream; 7.08 inches one mile northwest of Glen Ellyn; 7.01 inches two miles west of Elk Grove Village; 6.98 inches in Oak Brook; 6.92 inches one mile northwest of Lombard; 6.52 inches near Wheaton; 5.57 inches two and a half miles north of West Chicago; 4.51 inches two miles southwest of Burr Ridge; 4.40 inches one mile southeast of Westmont and 3.45 inches in Lisle. |
| September 2008 | Flash Flood | Munger | $2,000,000 | Flash flooding was reported across many areas of Dupage County. Street and yard flooding was reported near Wheaton. A retention pond overflowed on Bartlett Road in Bartlett. Major street and parking lot flooding was reported around Route 53 and North Avenue in Lombard. Route 53 was closed south of Butterfield Road and North of Morton Arboretum because the east branch of the Dupage River had overflowed its banks. A dam at the end of Lake Ellyn in Glen Ellyn overflowed and flooded numerous streets. Rainfall totals included 6.40 inches in Carol Stream, 5.69 inches two miles north of Wheaton. |
| July 2011 | Flash Flood | Munger | $50,000 | Thunderstorms produced torrential rainfall across northeast Dupage County with rainfall rates between 2 and 4 inches per hour which caused flash flooding. Chicago O'Hare Airport measured 6.78 inches of rain during a 3 hour period between 1251 am CDT and 351 am CDT, with 3.19 inches falling between 151 am CDT and 251 am CDT. This extreme rainfall which fell across northeast Dupage County caused street, parking lot and basement flooding in some areas. Retention ponds, creeks and small streams quickly overflowed their banks. A Bensenville man was rescued after his vehicle became stuck when he drove into a flooded construction zone. Storm total rainfall amounts included 8.20 inches at Chicago O'Hare Airport; 3.68 inches in Villa Park; 3.60 inches in Glen Ellyn; 3.48 inches in Carol Stream; 2.86 inches in Oak Brook and 2.79 inches in Westmont. |
| July 2010 | Flood | Munger | - | After heavy rain fell during the early morning hours of July 24th, flooding continued across many areas of Dupage County, especially near creeks and rivers. A 56 year old man drowned in a pond in Keeneyville after his paddle boat capsized. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munger | - | A tree was blown down blocking much of Spaulding Road west of the train tracks and east of Gifford Road. |
| April 2008 | Hail | Munger | - | Penny size hail was reported at Route 59 and Sterns Road. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Munger | - | Route 59 at Army Trail Road was closed because of trees that were blown down. |
| August 2015 | Hail | Munger | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wayne | 1.4 miles | 20 | |
| Wayne Center | 3.0 miles | 20 | |
| Schick | 3.2 miles | 20 | |
| Lakewood | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Ingalton | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Ontarioville | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Prince Crossing | 4.6 miles | 20 | |
| Hanover Park | 4.8 miles | 20 |
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 Q28035715 | 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 423008. 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.









