BlockSmithville, Illinois
16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Logan Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61536. The Survey maps it on the Hanna City quadrangle. 157 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 719 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 surveys from 16 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.
- 1930 USGS Glasford quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Glasford quadrangle1:62500
- 1958 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1971 USGS Hanna City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1996 USGS Hanna City quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
4,857 words on this townshipThe History of Peoria County, Illinois. Containing a History of the Northwest--history of Illinois--history of the County, Its Early Settlement, Growth, Development, Resources, Etc., Etc. .., published 1880 names this settlement in its chapter on Logan Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
Tiie first church was imiU in 18o4. a frame building thirty by forty feet. The first pastor was Rev. Philip H. Drennen, who was settled in the Spring of 1855, and resigned in the Spiing of 1857. Rev. Elijah McCoy was called in the Fall of 1858 and remained until 1865. In the Autumn of ISlST Rev. T. P. Proudfit was installed as pastor, and remained until the Spring of 1871, wiien the congregation united with the Harmony congregation of Smithville, Ills., under one pastoral charge. In the Spring of 1873 the Rev. John Harper was settled as pastor of the congregation of Bethel and Harmony in which position he remains. In the Summer of 1874 the congrt'gation erected a frame church, thirty-four by fifty-two feet, at a cost of $3,011.20.
Passage source: The History of Peoria County, Illinois. Containing a History of the Northwest--history of Illinois--history of the County, Its Early Settlement, Growth, Development, Resources, Etc., Etc. .., published 1880.
Smithville M. E. Church. - -The first class was formed in 1850. The number of members being seven, viz. : B. Kline and wife, Richard Taylor and wife, Alfred Reeves and wife, and a young man named Grinnard. For some time services were held in an old log school-house. Rev. Mr. Humphrey being the first preacher. The church building now in use was erected in 1854 and is now valued at about $800. it is not large, but within is cheerful. There is no indebtedness on the church propert}'. Numljer of members at present time is twenty-five. A flourishing Sabbath school is sustained. The parsonage for the Smithville circuit is good property valued at 81,000. L. V. Webber is the present; pastor. Gideon Wondee is class leader and trustee. F. M. Tipton recording steward and trustee. Luther Couch, steward and trustee, and Sunday school superintendent.
Passage source: The History of Peoria County, Illinois. Containing a History of the Northwest--history of Illinois--history of the County, Its Early Settlement, Growth, Development, Resources, Etc., Etc. .., published 1880.
BROOKS W. A. farmer, Sec. 28, P. O. Smithville. Was born in Highland Co. Ohio, on the Bth day of .\ugust. 1S21, reared on a farm and was educated in the common school. At the age of nineteen learned the blacksmith trade which he followed for four years, then came to Illinois in 1S45. In 1848, married Miss Rosanna P., daughter of John McCullough. She was born in Adams Co., Ohio, July 15, 1830. Eleven children blessed this union, nine of which are still living, three girls and six boys, viz., John I.. Wm. H., Robt. W., Martha J., James A., Elizabeth Wren, Rosa P., Thos. W., Chas. W., all of which are living in the township. They are members of the Presbyterian Church. Mr. B. had }6o acres of laml, 200 of which is in a high state of cultivation. Valued at $13,000.
Passage source: The History of Peoria County, Illinois. Containing a History of the Northwest--history of Illinois--history of the County, Its Early Settlement, Growth, Development, Resources, Etc., Etc. .., published 1880.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Logan Township - it names this place 13 more 13 times.
Fires near this place
2 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 2 fires within 5 miles of Smithville between 2009 and 2012, burning about 1 acre 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 | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 May 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | KILLIAN |
| 21 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 9270 |
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 Smithville: 2 past producers, 2 occurrences. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Clay. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Money Creek Township Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Springfield Clay Prod.Co.Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hanna City | 2.2 miles | 16 | |
| Eden | 2.6 miles | 16 | |
| Lake Camelot | 3.7 miles | 19 | |
| Trivoli | 5.3 miles | 14 | |
| Maxwell | 5.6 miles | 19 | |
| Lancaster | 5.9 miles | 15 | |
| Glasford | 6.1 miles | 15 | |
| Norwood | 6.2 miles | 19 |
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 Smithville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q106920141 | 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 418655. 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.