Palm Beach, Illinois
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1993. It lies in ZIP code area 60051. It lies near Coon Islands. The Survey maps it on the Fox Lake quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1920 USGS Grays Lake quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1923 USGS Grays Lake quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Fox Lake quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Grayslake quadrangle1:62500
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Fox Lake quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
45 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 45 fires within 5 miles of Palm Beach between 2008 and 2020, burning about 258 acres in total. 1 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 | 18 |
| Debris and open burning | 17 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 17-2800 |
| 30 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | MARTIN |
| 9 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 12-01639 |
| 9 July 2012 | Debris and open burning | 1.1 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 12-01644 |
| 7 July 2012 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 12-01622 |
| 4 July 2012 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 12-01582 |
| 21 July 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 16-1966 |
| 16 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 16-001903 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Palm Beach: 3 producers, 2 past producers, 1 plant. 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Hollow Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Frams Material Co. Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Green Valley East Gate Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pistakee Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Possum Run Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Volo Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sunnyside | 1.8 miles | 20 | |
| Pistakee Highlands | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| Johnsburg | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Pistakee | 2.4 miles | 20 | |
| Eastwood Manor | 3.2 miles | 23 | |
| Lilymoor | 3.3 miles | 23 | |
| Lakemoor | 3.3 miles | 23 | |
| Riverstream | 4.2 miles | 17 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 415309. 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.









