BlockPattonsburg, Illinois
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1955 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Bell Plain Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61369. It stands on Hallenback Creek. The Survey maps it on the La Rose quadrangle. It stands 679 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 11 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.
- 1955 USGS Minonk quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS La Rose quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
5 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Pattonsburg between 2014 and 2020, burning about 164 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 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 20 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 51 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | MASLOWSKI |
| 11 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 1400060 |
| 11 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 60 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 1400062 |
| 5 December 2020 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 200063 |
| 3 October 2018 | Debris and open burning | 45 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 180087 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Pattonsburg: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| La Rose Plant & Pitmidwest Sand | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Larose Pit Vern Henry | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sperry Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Stevens Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2000Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pattonsburg in 2 storm reports between 2000 and 2012: 1 thunderstorm wind, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Pattonsburg | - | This tornado formed about 4 miles north-northwest of Benson in Woodford County then crossed into Marshall County 1.2 miles southeast of Pattonsburg at 12:08 PM CDT. The tornado tracked northwestward for 0.5 miles, then dissipated 0.8 miles east-southeast of Pattonsburg at 12:09 PM CDT. No damage was reported. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pattonsburg | - | Thunderstorm winds damaged or destroyed several sheds, a barn, and a grain bin. Also, several trees were snapped off and a semi was blown over on I-39 near mile marker 30. No injuries were reported. |
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.
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.
| Wikipedia article on Pattonsburg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7148658 | 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 415456. 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.