BlockNewbern, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Mississippi Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62022. It stands on Askew Branch. The Survey maps it on the Jerseyville South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 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.
- 1930 USGS Jerseyville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1933 USGS Jerseyville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1983 USGS Jerseyville South quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Jerseyville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
3 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Newbern between 2010 and 2011, burning about 2 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 | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 11402002 |
| 2 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 11402004 |
| 5 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 10305001 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Newbern: 3 past producers. None of them 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Twin Rivers Sand Pit No. 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Grafton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Western Whiting Company Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2022Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Newbern in 2 storm reports between 2022 and 2026: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 flash 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 2026 | Flash Flood | Newbern | $50,000 | Heavy rain washed out a culvert and damaged Green Acres Road near Elsah. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Newbern | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dow | 0.5 miles | 12 | |
| East Newbern | 1.4 miles | 12 | |
| McClusky | 2.7 miles | 12 | |
| Beltrees | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| Elsah | 3.7 miles | 22 | |
| Chautauqua | 3.9 miles | 23 | |
| New Delhi | 4.4 miles | 12 | |
| Otterville | 4.4 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 414479. 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.