BlockSulphur Springs, Illinois
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Creal Springs precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62922. It stands on Maple Branch. The Survey maps it on the Creal Springs quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 19 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.
- 1925 USGS Marion quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1940 USGS Marion 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
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Creal Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Creal Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
25 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Sulphur Springs (historical) between 1992 and 2019, burning about 184 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 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 burning | 10 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 9 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | PARKER CITY |
| 13 September 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 13165 |
| 4 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 10165 |
| 27 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | JUNCTION FALLS RD |
| 23 May 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | COPPERHEAD ROAD |
| 28 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Shawnee National Forest | BUCK |
| 17 April 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.3 acres | Shawnee National Forest | NAVAJO LANE |
| 9 March 2013 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 13041 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Sulphur Springs (historical): 1 prospect, 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Treadwater Shale Quarry | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Tunnel Hill Sandstone Exposure | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Creal Springs | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| Willeford | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Lake Crest | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| Egyptian Acres | 4.0 miles | 20 | |
| North Shoreline | 4.2 miles | 20 | |
| Egypt Shores | 4.4 miles | 20 | |
| Lake Estates | 4.7 miles | 20 | |
| Sunset Harbor | 5.0 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1824237. 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.