Osborn, Illinois
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Zuma Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61257. The Survey maps it on the Port Byron quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 23 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.
- 1892 USGS Leclaire quadrangle1:62500
- 1893 USGS Leclaire quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1899 USGS Clinton quadrangle1:125000
- 1899 USGS Cordova quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Port Byron quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Port Byron quadrangle1:24000
- 1953 USGS Port Byron quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Davenport quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1991 USGS Port Byron quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
15 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 15 fires within 5 miles of Osborn between 2008 and 2020, burning about 236 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 | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.5 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 18-099 DITCH FIRE |
| 4 July 2008 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | TREE |
| 24 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 18-108 MM 1 I-88 |
| 6 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 17-090 |
| 11 June 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 17-094 |
| 27 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 18-063 |
| 2 April 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 18-051 |
| 12 April 2018 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 18-057 |
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 Osborn: 4 producers, 1 past producer. 4 still produce. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mc Dowell Sand & Excavating | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Oberlander Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Cleveland Quarry Plant #31 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Hillside Plt & Quay Midway Stone | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Rock River Stone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 2015Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Osborn in 3 storm reports between 2015 and 2023: 1 tornado, 1 flood, 1 hail. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2018 | Flood | Osborn | - | Episodes of heavy rainfall of about 5 to 15 inches in a 10 day period in much of northeast Iowa and southwest Wisconsin caused the Rock River to rise above major flood stage near Joslin. The extended duration between the forecast and actual occurrence of lower end major river flooding allowed preparations to preclude major damage downstream. The gauge near Joslin rose above major flood stage of 16.5 feet at 445 PM CST on 6 September. Then crested around 16.53 feet at 8 PM CST on September 6th and fell below 16.5 feet at approximately 845 AM CST on 7 September. |
| November 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Osborn | - | The NWS storm survey team reported an EF-0 tornado briefly developed just NNE OF OSBORN IL. The tornado path was was 0.1 miles long and 100 yards wide. The time of the event was estimated from radar. There were 4 houses with minor damage with outbuildings damaged. A corn crib was moved 40 yards and destroyed. A privacy fence and some trees were down. |
| May 2023 | Hail | Osborn | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rustic Acres | 1.4 miles | 23 | |
| Joslin | 3.6 miles | 14 | |
| Barstow | 4.5 miles | 23 | |
| Rapids City | 5.5 miles | 23 | |
| Cedar Brook | 5.9 miles | 23 | |
| Carbon Cliff | 6.5 miles | 14 | |
| Babcock | 6.5 miles | 21 | |
| Port Byron | 6.7 miles | 23 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 415190. 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.











