BlockShaws, Illinois
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Lee Center Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61310. The Survey maps it on the Sublette quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
5 surveys from 10 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.
- 1952 USGS Mendota quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Sublette quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Dixon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
13,635 words on this townshipHistory of Lee County, published 1881; History of Lee County, Illinois, published 1914 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Lee Center Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Lee Center Township - 13,635 words.
Fires near this place
10 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Shaws between 2010 and 2018, burning about 65 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 | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 10226 |
| 20 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 14-97 |
| 17 April 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2016-63561 |
| 12 April 2014 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 50 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 14-90 |
| 22 March 2018 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 2018-7271 |
| 7 February 2016 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 6274 |
| 21 February 2017 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 6760 |
| 19 February 2017 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 6757 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Shaws: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Delhotal Quarry & Portable Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Steward Pit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Inlet | 1.9 miles | 10 | |
| Lee Center | 3.6 miles | 10 | |
| Binghampton | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| Sublette | 4.5 miles | 10 | |
| West Brooklyn | 4.8 miles | 10 | |
| Amboy | 5.0 miles | 10 | |
| Shelburn (historical) | 6.0 miles | 10 | |
| Melugin Grove (historical) | 6.5 miles | 11 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 418320. 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.