BlockSaint George, Illinois
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Ganeer Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60914. It stands on Farr Creek. The Survey maps it on the Bradley quadrangle. It stands 656 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 15 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.
- 1922 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1924 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1964 USGS Bradley quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
13 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 13 fires within 5 miles of Saint George between 2009 and 2020, burning about 7 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 | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 101870 |
| 13 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2019-2240 |
| 28 July 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 18-3531 |
| 15 July 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 111446 |
| 5 June 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2020-1179 |
| 26 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 400 |
| 23 May 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 500 |
| 21 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 10753 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Saint George: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lehigh East Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Manteno Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Exline | 3.0 miles | 15 | |
| Eldridge | 3.7 miles | 14 | |
| Indian Oaks | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Yeager | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Whitaker | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Manteno | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Sun River Terrace | 5.0 miles | 14 | |
| Bradley | 5.7 miles | 15 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Saint George | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7401295 | 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 417299. 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.