North Hanover, Illinois
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Elizabeth Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61028. It lies near Irish Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Hanover quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 18 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.
- 1911 USGS Galena quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1913 USGS Galena quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Hanover quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Dubuque South quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
In the county-history sources
13,991 words on this townshipThe History of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Constitution of the United States, published 1878 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Elizabeth Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Elizabeth Township - 13,991 words.
Fires near this place
13 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of North Hanover between 2008 and 2012, burning about 60 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | WURSTER |
| 12 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | ELECTRIC |
| 17 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | CAFETERIA FIRE |
| 7 April 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.4 acres | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | WHITTON GUARD HOUSE |
| 5 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | HASS |
| 23 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | HANOVER |
| 23 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | HANOVER2 |
| 2 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | WHEELERIGHT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 11 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of North Hanover: 6 past producers, 3 unknowns, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, General. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bertsch Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Haggerty Mine | Zinc, Lead | Unknown | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Kansas Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Nobis Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Haggerty Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Illinois Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Illinois Mine | Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Skene Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1901, 1907 | |
| Theodore Volquaidts Prospect | Zinc | Occurrence | 1966 | |
| Theodore Volquaidts Prospect | Zinc | Prospect |
Storms near this place
2 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names North Hanover in 2 storm reports between 2008 and 2024: 1 flash flood, 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 2024 | Tornado (EF1) | North Hanover | - | A tornado developed just northeast of Hanover in Jo Daviess County, and tracked to the southeast around 50 mph along an intermittent path. The tornado caused significant roof damage to a home east of Hanover that was rated EF-1. The tornado then moved into Carroll County near S. Breyer Road, around 18:02 CST. The tornado caused EF-1 damage around Lake Carroll, including damage to a garage, gazebo, and boat dock, and numerous trees downed. The tornado then downed trees in Shannon before lifting around 18:16 CST. The tornado was rated EF-1 with maximum winds around 100 mph, in both Jo Daviess and Carroll Counties. |
| June 2008 | Flash Flood | North Hanover | - | Heavy rains caused rapid rises of the Apple River during the late evening of June 12 and morning hours of June 13. The Apple river overflowed its banks and was covering W Lone Street just west of Elizabeth, IL around 11:00 pm June 12. The flash flood waters began to recede around mid morning June 13. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Weston (historical) | 1.6 miles | 18 | |
| Hanover | 2.6 miles | 18 | |
| Pleasant Hill (historical) | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Rodden | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Elizabeth | 3.5 miles | 14 | |
| Whitton | 4.9 miles | 15 | |
| Winston | 5.3 miles | 18 | |
| Blanding | 5.8 miles | 18 |
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 Q60756237 | 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 423026. 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.







