BlockPyatts, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Pinckneyville No. 3 precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62274. The Survey maps it on the Pyatts quadrangle. It stands 413 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1924 USGS Pinckneyville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1926 USGS Pinckneyville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Pyatts quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Pinckneyville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
6 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 6 fires within 5 miles of Pyatts between 2004 and 2012, burning about 27 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | WYNN |
| 19 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | PYRAMID |
| 3 April 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | PYRAMID2 |
| 19 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | ENGLEHARDT |
| 29 February 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 14 February 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | PYRAMID |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Pyatts: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pyatts in 2 storm reports between 2011 and 2020: 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 hail. The reports record 2 injuries. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pyatts | 2 hurt, $1,000,000 | Extensive damage occurred in the DuQuoin area. Two concentrated areas of damage were observed. The first area extended northeastward into the southwest portion of DuQuoin. Another concentrated area was southeast of DuQuoin. Wind gusts were measured at three separate locations south and southwest of DuQuoin. The measurements were 88 mph, 66 mph, and 61 mph. The wind gust to 66 mph was measured at the DuQuoin/Perry County airport. Emergency management personnel reported that 55 single family dwellings were damaged, including six that were extensively damaged and one that was a total loss. The majority of these homes received only shingle loss or minor roof damage. One mobile home was damaged, and six businesses were damaged. Six barns were damaged, and three other barns were destroyed. The majority of the damaged and destroyed structures were in the DuQuoin area. There was widespread damage to trees and power lines, as well. Two 69,000-volt transmission lines that feed the city were brought down. The entire city of DuQuoin was without power after the storm for more than 12 hours. Power was restored to the downtown area about 24 hours later. Numerous poles were brought down, some by trees falling on wires. |
| March 2020 | Hail | Pyatts | - | A swath of quarter to half dollar size hail fell across southern Perry County, roughly along Route 13 from Du Quoin to the intersection of Route 152. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Matthews | 2.5 miles | 16 | |
| Denny | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Pinckneyville | 5.4 miles | 12 | |
| Denmark | 6.7 miles | 17 | |
| Conant | 6.9 miles | 12 | |
| Saint Johns | 7.2 miles | 10 | |
| Du Quoin | 7.2 miles | 10 | |
| Holden | 7.6 miles | 10 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q7262880 | 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 423094. 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.