BlockRollins, Illinois
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Avon Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60073. The Survey maps it on the Antioch quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 20 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 Grays Lake quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1923 USGS Grays Lake quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1960 USGS Antioch quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1960 USGS Grayslake quadrangle1:62500
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Elgin quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Antioch quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
2,165 words on this townshipThe Past and Present of Lake County, Illinois, published 1877 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Avon Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Avon Township - 2,165 words.
Fires near this place
20 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Rollins between 2008 and 2019, burning about 24 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 | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6 |
| Fireworks | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2013 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | MARTIN |
| 7 July 2012 | Fireworks | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 12-01622 |
| 4 July 2012 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 12-01582 |
| 21 July 2016 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 16-1966 |
| 16 July 2012 | Fireworks | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 12-01606 |
| 14 July 2016 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 16-001887 |
| 16 June 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | BLACKHAWK |
| 18 May 2013 | Misuse of fire by a minor | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | OVERLOOK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| West Miltmore | 1.3 miles | 20 | |
| Venetian Village | 1.4 miles | 20 | |
| Round Lake Beach | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| Round Lake Park | 1.7 miles | 21 | |
| Round Lake Heights | 2.2 miles | 20 | |
| Hainesville | 2.4 miles | 21 | |
| Round Lake | 2.4 miles | 21 | |
| Lake Villa | 2.7 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 423131. 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.