Riverstream, Illinois
17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1992. It stands in McHenry Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60050. The Survey maps it on the McHenry quadrangle.
On record in Riverstream
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Count's Houselisted 1982 · 0.8 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 17 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.
- 1926 USGS Mc Henry quadrangle1:62500
- 1926 USGS McHenry quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1944 USGS McHenry quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS McHenry quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:100000
- 1992 USGS McHenry quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
7 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Riverstream between 2008 and 2016, burning about 201 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 | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 July 2012 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 12-01725 |
| 3 April 2012 | Debris and open burning | 49 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | DEFIANCW |
| 19 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | MAGNESS |
| 13 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | VOLO BOG |
| 12 April 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | IDNR |
| 31 March 2011 | Arson/incendiarism | 6.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | HOLMES |
| 1 November 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 12_4168 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 13 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 13 workings within 5 miles of Riverstream: 7 producers, 5 past producers, 1 plant. 8 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Copper. 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 Copper Deposit | Copper | Past Producer | ||
| 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 | ||
| Island Lake Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Pistakee Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Possum Run Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| Raven Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Reiland Pit, Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Rocky Road Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| McHenry | 0.6 miles | 17 | |
| Eastwood Manor | 1.0 miles | 23 | |
| McHenry Shores | 1.3 miles | 17 | |
| Emerald Park | 1.4 miles | 17 | |
| Lilymoor | 2.4 miles | 23 | |
| Ferndale | 2.6 miles | 23 | |
| McCullom Lake | 2.8 miles | 17 | |
| Johnsburg | 3.0 miles | 20 |
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 Q122595405 | 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 416728. 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.









