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Springville, Illinois

24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Mill Creek precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62952. The Survey maps it on the Mill Creek quadrangle.

Springville within Union County

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 24 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

22 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 22 fires within 5 miles of Springville between 1993 and 2019, burning about 367 acres in total. None started naturally. 6 were 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
Debris and open burning8
Arson/incendiarism6
Fireworks2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Smoking1
Equipment and vehicle use1
Other causes1
Recreation and ceremony1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
4 July 2002Fireworks1.0 acresShawnee National ForestRED FOX
2 April 2013Arson/incendiarism6.3 acresShawnee National ForestDELTA
18 April 2004Arson/incendiarismunder an acreShawnee National ForestMATTRESS
15 April 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined28 acresShawnee National ForestSTRAIGHT UP
15 April 1995Debris and open burning1.0 acresShawnee National ForestWINCH #1
10 April 2011Arson/incendiarism8.0 acresShawnee National ForestHARRISON
1 April 2001Fireworks4.0 acresShawnee National ForestLOOK OUT
31 March 2000Arson/incendiarism15 acresShawnee National ForestWOLF CREEK

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Union County

Mines and quarries near this place

5 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Springville: 2 past producers, 2 producers, 1 occurrence. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Silica, Diatomite, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Jonesboro Quarry & Plant #4Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Rhymer MineDiatomitePast Producer
Rhymer MineDiatomitePast Producer
Shawnee Special Use Silica Deposit 2SilicaOccurrence
Unimin PlantSilicaProducer

Every working recorded in Union County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Mill Creek2.4 miles24
Dutch Mills2.8 miles24
Valley Mission4.0 miles24
Balcom4.2 miles19
Jonesboro5.3 miles24
Dongola5.5 miles22
Pottsville5.8 miles24
Berryville5.8 miles24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 423200. 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.