Pleasant Hill, Illinois
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1911 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Hanover Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61041. The Survey maps it on the Elizabeth quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 14 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 Elizabeth quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1936 USGS Elizabeth quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1968 USGS Elizabeth quadrangle1:24000
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Dubuque South quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
In the county-history sources
7,025 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 Hanover Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Hanover Township - 7,025 words.
Fires near this place
14 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Pleasant Hill (historical) between 2008 and 2012, burning about 64 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 | 9 |
| 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 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | WHITTON GATE |
| 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 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 10 workings within 5 miles of Pleasant Hill (historical): 6 past producers, 3 unknowns, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Lead, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Haggerty Mine | Zinc, Lead | Unknown | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Kansas Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Nobis Quarry | Limestone, General | Past Producer | ||
| Bertsch Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Illinois Mine | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Klock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Shelly Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Skene Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1901, 1907 | |
| Wishon Mine | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | 1865, 1910 | |
| Illinois Mine | Lead | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanover | 2.4 miles | 18 | |
| North Hanover | 3.0 miles | 18 | |
| Derinda Center | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Weston (historical) | 3.6 miles | 18 | |
| Elizabeth | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Woodland Valley Courts | 4.0 miles | 23 | |
| Whitton | 4.7 miles | 15 | |
| Massbach | 6.2 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1815796. 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.







