BlockNoltings, Illinois
9 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1943 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Irvington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62801. It stands on Webster Creek. The Survey maps it on the Irvington quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 9 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.
- 1943 USGS Ashley quadrangle1:62500
- 1946 USGS Ashley quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Irvington quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Pinckneyville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
4 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Noltings between 2004 and 2010, burning about 18 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 |
|---|---|
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 July 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 3 November 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | EMRY |
| 3 November 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 6.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | HACKER |
| 7 October 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | BRINKMANN |
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 Noltings: 1 prospect, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Centralia City Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Jolliff Shale Exposure | Clay | Prospect |
Storms near this place
2 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Noltings in 2 storm reports between 2010 and 2025: 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 2025 | Flash Flood | Noltings | - | Numerous roadways across Washington County were deemed impassable due to floodwater. Nearby communities to these roadways include Nashville, Okawville, Lively Grove, Saint Libory, Addieville, Hoyleton, Covington, New Minden, Venedy, Beaucoup, and Wamac. Over the duration of the event, up to 7 inches of rain fell. At times, rain rates were in excess of 2 inches per hour. |
| July 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Noltings | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down 4 to 5 large trees at a home along U.S. Highway 51 about three miles north of Irvington. A chicken coop and swing set were also destroyed by the winds. |
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.
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 Q122563513 | 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 423025. 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.