BlockShadow Lawn, Illinois
15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Momence Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60954. The Survey maps it on the Illiana Heights quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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 Momence quadrangle1:62500
- 1924 USGS Momence quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1953 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000, 5 printings
- 1957 USGS Chicago quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Momence NE quadrangle1:24000
- 1963 USGS Illiana Heights quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Kankakee quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
1 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Shadow Lawn in 2020, burning about 1 acre 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 |
|---|---|
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 April 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2020-579 |
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 Shadow Lawn: 5 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Shrock Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Momence Quarry & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Azzarelli Pit No. 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Grosso Pit Number 1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Grosso Pit Number 2 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Tanner Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Log Cabin Camp | 0.6 miles | 15 | |
| Litchfield | 0.8 miles | 15 | |
| Garden of Eden | 0.9 miles | 15 | |
| River | 1.1 miles | 15 | |
| Woodland | 1.2 miles | 15 | |
| Lake | 1.3 miles | 15 | |
| Edgetown | 1.4 miles | 15 | |
| Illiana Heights | 1.6 miles | 15 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 418253. 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.