BlockRoyal Heights, Illinois
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1888 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Belleville City. It lies in ZIP code area 62226. It lies near Persimmon Hollow. The Survey maps it on the French Village quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 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.
- 1888 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:62500
- 1931 USGS French Village quadrangle1:24000
- 1935 USGS French Village quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS French Village quadrangle1:24000, 5 printings
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS St Louis quadrangle1:100000, 3 printings
- 1998 USGS French Village quadrangle1:24000
What happened here
An account from the chapter on Belleville city. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.
The People 1 Timothy Bennett
Thereupon it was ordered that process i.ssue to the sheriff of St. Clair county commanding him that he have the body of Timothy Bennett, a prisoner now in the gaol of the county aforesaid under safe and secure conduct before the court here immediately to an.swer an indictment against him for murder.
In the county-history sources
15,756 words on this townshipHistory of St. Clair County, Illinois. With Illustrations ... and Biographical Sketches of Some of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers, published 1881 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Belleville City covers the township.
Read the chapter on Belleville City - 15,756 words.
Fires near this place
12 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Royal Heights between 2008 and 2012, burning about 9 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 | 8 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 September 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | SPICER |
| 19 September 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 89TH |
| 6 May 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | GARDENS |
| 20 April 2008 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | WINSLOW |
| 13 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | BELVDER |
| 7 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | WINSLOW |
| 7 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | CASEYVILLE |
| 23 March 2011 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | PREGLER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
6 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Royal Heights: 5 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Clair County Highway Department | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Belleville City Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Quality Stone Quarry and Mill No. 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Hill Brick Co. Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Hydraulic-Press Brick Co.Clay Pit 2 | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Little Canteen Shale Exposure | Clay | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Summit | 0.7 miles | 21 | |
| Avery Hill | 0.9 miles | 21 | |
| Gartside | 1.2 miles | 21 | |
| Notre Dame | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| Swansea | 1.5 miles | 17 | |
| Birkner | 1.5 miles | 21 | |
| Dutch Hollow | 1.9 miles | 21 | |
| Ogles | 2.2 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 426494. 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.