BlockSaint Philip, Illinois
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1915 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Precinct 13. It lies in ZIP code area 62277. The Survey maps it on the Bloomsdale quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 19 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.
- 1915 USGS Renault quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1940 USGS Renault quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Bloomsdale quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Festus quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Bloomsdale quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
16 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Saint Philip (historical) between 2007 and 2020, burning about 133 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 | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 August 2016 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 15-00019 |
| 12 August 2020 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 20-0000024 |
| 25 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | ESCHMANN |
| 14 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | TAAKE |
| 14 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | FULTS3 |
| 13 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | FULTS |
| 13 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | FULTS |
| 13 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | FULTS 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 12 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Saint Philip (historical): 11 past producers, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Carrans Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Prairie Du Rocher Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Solvay Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Stotz Quarry Mine | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past 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.
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2729318. 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.