BlockSunfield, Illinois
10 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Sunfield precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62832. The Survey maps it on the Du Quoin quadrangle. It stands 456 feet above sea level.
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.
- 1926 USGS Duquoin quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1975 USGS Du Quoin quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Pinckneyville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
14 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 14 fires within 5 miles of Sunfield between 2004 and 2012, burning about 582 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 | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 August 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | not named |
| 26 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | WYNN |
| 15 June 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | not named |
| 9 March 2007 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | not named |
| 23 March 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 2 March 2005 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 18 March 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | not named |
| 18 March 2005 | Debris and open burning | 160 acres | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
10 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Sunfield in 10 storm reports between 2007 and 2024: 3 tornado, 2 hail, 1 thunderstorm wind, 1 heavy rain. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2020 | Tornado (EF1) | Sunfield | 1 hurt, $300,000 | The tornado started near the community of Sunfield on U.S. Highway 51. At least a dozen homes were damaged, including four with major structural damage. This included numerous broken windows and roof damage. One home had part of its roof decking removed, and another had its attached garage blown apart from the house. At least five camper trailers were blown over, with one lofted over 200 yards across a field. Several outbuildings and garages were partly or completely levelled. Dozens of trees were snapped or uprooted. Some power lines were down. A trained spotter witnessed the tornado. The tornado path crossed Du Quoin Lake and ended on Highway 154. Peak winds were estimated near 100 mph. |
| June 2009 | Tornado (EF0) | Sunfield | $4,000 | A small shed was overturned. Several trees and limbs were downed. Peak winds were estimated near 70 mph in this small tornado. |
| October 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Sunfield | $4,000 | Tree damage occurred east of U.S. Highway 51. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Sunfield | - | Flash flooding occurred along Hwy 154 north of Du Quoin due to an area of training heavy rain as a line of thunderstorms moved through. Approximately 1.5-2.5 inches of rain occurred in the area with a large majority of it occurring between 1730CST and 1900CST. |
| December 2018 | Flood | Sunfield | - | County Road 15 was closed at the Perry County line due to flooding on the Little Muddy River. |
| April 2016 | Hail | Sunfield | - | Quarter-size hail was reported near the intersection of U.S. Highway 51 and Illinois 154 by a sheriff deputy and a trained spotter. |
| June 2015 | Tornado (EF0) | Sunfield | - | A trained spotter reported a brief tornado touchdown. No damage was reported. This tornado was likely associated with the westward-moving funnel cloud that passed near Sesser in Franklin County. |
| May 2013 | Funnel Cloud | Sunfield | - | A rotating funnel cloud was seen by a trained spotter extending at least halfway to the ground. |
| September 2012 | Heavy Rain | Sunfield | - | A trained spotter reported 2.75 inches of rain in a four-hour period. |
| April 2011 | Hail | Sunfield | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holden | 0.9 miles | 10 | |
| Saint Johns | 2.3 miles | 10 | |
| Du Quoin | 3.7 miles | 10 | |
| Denny | 4.8 miles | 12 | |
| Tamaroa | 5.1 miles | 10 | |
| Old Du Quoin | 6.9 miles | 18 | |
| Pinckneyville | 7.6 miles | 12 | |
| Pyatts | 8.1 miles | 12 |
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 Sunfield | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7639973 | 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 419375. 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.