BlockNew Hartford, Illinois
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Martinsburg Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62363. The Survey maps it on the Summer Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1926 USGS Pittsfield quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Summer Hill quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
483 words on this townshipWith The Colors in Pike County, Illinois, published 1920 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Martinsburg Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Martinsburg Township - 483 words.
Fires near this place
6 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of New Hartford between 2008 and 2014, burning about 73 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 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 March 2014 | Equipment and vehicle use | 40 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 140052 |
| 13 March 2013 | Debris and open burning | 12 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 130018 |
| 13 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | FOSTER |
| 11 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 11 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 140041 |
| 27 February 2014 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 140035 |
| 26 January 2008 | Smoking | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | EL DARA |
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 New Hartford: 1 producer, 1 past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barry Plant No. 6, Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| New Hartford Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Hartford in 3 storm reports between 2004 and 2011: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 tornado. 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 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hartford | - | Thunderstorm winds blew half of a large tree onto U.S. Highway 54. Also, several other trees and numerous tree limbs were blown down around town. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F1) | New Hartford | - | A tornado traveled through rural areas south of New Hartford uprooting and downing trees. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Hartford | - | Thunderstorm wind gusts downed trees in New Hartford. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summer Hill | 2.1 miles | 11 | |
| Taylor | 3.3 miles | 11 | |
| Atlas | 5.3 miles | 11 | |
| El Dara | 5.4 miles | 11 | |
| Martinsburg | 5.5 miles | 13 | |
| Rockport | 5.8 miles | 14 | |
| Pittsfield | 6.0 miles | 13 | |
| Independence | 7.0 miles | 13 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 423017. 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.