BlockNew Philadelphia, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Hadley Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62312. The Survey maps it on the Baylis quadrangle.
On record in New Philadelphia
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
- Free Frank McWorter Grave Sitelisted 1988 · 0.4 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 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.
- 1926 USGS Pittsfield quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1981 USGS Baylis quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:100000
- 1998 USGS Baylis quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
476 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 Hadley Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Hadley Township - 476 words.
Fires near this place
6 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of New Philadelphia between 2009 and 2013, burning about 58 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 | 4 |
| 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 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | BOOKER |
| 4 April 2009 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | FESLER |
| 23 March 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 130021 |
| 17 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | WESTFALL |
| 17 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 45 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | WASHKO |
| 7 November 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 108811 |
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 Philadelphia: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Foster Quarry #14w. Ill. Stone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hadley Plant No. 22 Quarry | 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1822217. 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.