Rosebud, Illinois
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Jefferson No. 4 precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62938. The Survey maps it on the Brownfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 21 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.
- 1917 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 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
- 1962 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1996 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
21 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 21 fires within 5 miles of Rosebud between 1994 and 2018, burning about 73 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 September 1999 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | BRASHER CAVE |
| 1 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | ROTTMAN |
| 10 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | WITTEN |
| 1 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | HUDSON |
| 5 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.1 acres | Shawnee National Forest | TEMPLE HILL |
| 2 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | AIRIESON |
| 2 April 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | MANN LAKE I |
| 2 April 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.5 acres | Shawnee National Forest | MANN LAKE II |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
9 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 9 workings within 5 miles of Rosebud: 4 past producers, 3 prospects, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medeker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Bay City Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Bay City Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc | Prospect | ||
| Compton Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Compton Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Bethel Sandstone Exposure | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Mermet Quarry No. 10 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rosebud in 5 storm reports between 1999 and 2023: 2 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 1 flash flood. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosebud | $10,000 | A roof was blown off a barn. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosebud | $3,000 | Scattered tree limbs were blown down. |
| April 2023 | Hail | Rosebud | - | Hail accumulated several inches deep in southern Pope County between Golconda and Hamletsburg. |
| April 2008 | Flash Flood | Rosebud | - | Water was over Route 146 west of Golconda. Route 146 is the main east to west highway in the county. |
| September 2006 | Hail | Rosebud | - | A swath of golf-ball size hail across southern Pope County accompanied a supercell thunderstorm that produced the F-1 tornado near Bay City. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lewis Corner | 0.5 miles | 21 | |
| Tansill | 3.1 miles | 21 | |
| Temple Hill | 3.2 miles | 21 | |
| Homberg | 3.7 miles | 21 | |
| Holmes Corner | 4.2 miles | 21 | |
| Brownfield | 4.8 miles | 21 | |
| Hodgeville | 4.8 miles | 21 | |
| Bay City | 5.1 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 425420. 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.











