BlockOlin, Illinois
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1944 and the latest in 1997. It stands in Rosefield Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61517. It stands on Warsaw Run. The Survey maps it on the Oak Hill quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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.
- 1944 USGS Elmwood quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1948 USGS Elmwood quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Oak Hill quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1997 USGS Oak Hill quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
3,542 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 Rosefield Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Rosefield Township - 3,542 words.
Fires near this place
8 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Olin between 2009 and 2018, burning about 227 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 | 5 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23 August 2018 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2018320 |
| 19 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2018211 |
| 4 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 15 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2018170 |
| 23 March 2018 | Debris and open burning | 200 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2018189 |
| 21 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 9270 |
| 21 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | WORTH |
| 21 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 269 |
| 20 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 261 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Olin: 2 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Giles Property | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Kickapoo Sand & Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Oak Hill Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Theodore Schaer Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Edwards | 1.4 miles | 19 | |
| Hanna City | 4.4 miles | 16 | |
| Norwood | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Orange Prairie | 5.5 miles | 22 | |
| Eden | 5.6 miles | 16 | |
| Maxwell | 5.7 miles | 19 | |
| Oak Hill | 5.7 miles | 16 | |
| Pottstown | 6.2 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 423042. 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.