BlockStiritz, Illinois
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Herrin precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62896. The Survey maps it on the Johnston City quadrangle. It stands 407 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 18 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.
- 1909 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1941 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Johnston City quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:62500
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
28 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 28 fires within 5 miles of Stiritz between 2010 and 2019, burning about 232 acres in total. 1 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 | 24 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Natural | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 97 acres | Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge | MONROE |
| 25 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 10211 |
| 21 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 60 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 10206 |
| 11 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 10171 |
| 8 June 2013 | Natural | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 13111 |
| 14 June 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 13107 |
| 22 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 10096 |
| 12 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 10088 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
3 since 2012Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Stiritz in 3 storm reports between 2012 and 2024: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stiritz | $20,000 | Trees and power lines were downed as a thunderstorm moved southeastward across Johnston City. A portable carport was lifted up and wrapped around a garage. One house had some soffit damage. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Stiritz | $12,000 | Powerful straight line winds impacted the Stiritz community during the evening. Most damage was in the form of downed tree limbs, but a few smaller trees were uprooted as well. Several miles east on Paulton Rd, a small, older barn lost most of its roof. Estimated winds were 70 to 90 mph. |
| March 2012 | Funnel Cloud | Stiritz | - | A funnel cloud was reported along Interstate 57 between Benton and West Frankfort. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Johnston City | 1.5 miles | 18 | |
| Jenkins | 1.7 miles | 18 | |
| Shakerag | 2.3 miles | 18 | |
| Freeman Spur | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Fergestown | 3.1 miles | 18 | |
| Paineville | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| Herrin Junction | 3.4 miles | 18 | |
| White Ash | 3.5 miles | 18 |
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 Stiritz | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q54888500 | 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 419149. 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.
Storms. NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Storm Events Database https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/stormevents/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105. Narratives are quoted verbatim from the National Weather Service report and are not edited or summarised.