North Hampton, Illinois
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Hallock Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61523. It stands on Henry Creek. The Survey maps it on the Rome quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 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.
- 1893 USGS Dunlap quadrangle1:62500
- 1898 USGS Dunlap quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1932 USGS Dunlap quadrangle1:62500
- 1933 USGS Dunlap quadrangle1:62500
- 1937 USGS Dunlap quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Rome quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
In the county-history sources
16,399 words on this townshipThe History of Peoria County, Illinois. Containing a History of the Northwest--history of Illinois--history of the County, Its Early Settlement, Growth, Development, Resources, Etc., Etc. .., published 1880 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Hallock Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Hallock Township - 16,399 words.
Fires near this place
1 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of North Hampton in 2012, burning about 10 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 | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 March 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | WEIGARD |
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 North Hampton: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chillicothe Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Chillicothe Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Riverside Materials Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2017Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names North Hampton in 1 storm report in 2017: 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | North Hampton | $50,000 | Several power poles were blown down along Krause Road between Cloverdale and Spillman Roads. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| North Chillicothe | 2.0 miles | 20 | |
| Chillicothe | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Coughlin | 3.3 miles | 19 | |
| Rome | 3.8 miles | 20 | |
| Edelstein | 4.8 miles | 21 | |
| West Hallock | 5.4 miles | 21 | |
| South Rome | 5.6 miles | 23 | |
| Akron | 6.4 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 414615. 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.











