BlockPottsville, Illinois
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Union precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62952. It lies near Hamburg Hill. The Survey maps it on the Jonesboro quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 24 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 Jonesboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1923 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1947 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1949 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Cape Girardeau quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Cape Girardeau quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1996 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
26 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of Pottsville between 1994 and 2015, burning about 108 acres in total. None started naturally. 9 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Fireworks | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2002 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | RED FOX |
| 14 July 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | FESCUE FIRE |
| 2 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 12 acres | Shawnee National Forest | THE WHOLE MARYANNE |
| 18 April 2004 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | MATTRESS |
| 15 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 acres | Shawnee National Forest | STRAIGHT UP |
| 15 April 1995 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | WINCH #1 |
| 10 April 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 8.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | HARRISON |
| 1 April 2001 | Fireworks | 4.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | LOOK OUT |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Pottsville: 2 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| New Albany Shale Exposure | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Dug Hill Sand Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Jonesboro 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ware | 2.6 miles | 25 | |
| Hamburg Landing | 3.1 miles | 25 | |
| Reynoldsville | 4.3 miles | 25 | |
| Berryville | 4.4 miles | 24 | |
| Valley Mission | 4.5 miles | 24 | |
| Dutch Mills | 4.5 miles | 24 | |
| Jonesboro | 5.2 miles | 24 | |
| Springville | 5.8 miles | 24 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 423083. 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.