BlockSunny Hill, Illinois
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1926 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Newburg Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62363. It stands on Panther Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pittsfield quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 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 Pittsfield quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1956 USGS Quincy quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1975 USGS Pittsfield SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Pittsfield quadrangle1:24000
- 1981 USGS Pittsfield SE quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Meredosia quadrangle1:100000
In the county-history sources
350 words on this townshipWith The Colors in Pike County, Illinois, published 1920 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Newburg Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Newburg Township - 350 words.
Fires near this place
11 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Sunny Hill between 2008 and 2014, burning about 44 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 |
|---|---|
| Debris and open burning | 6 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3 |
| Misuse of fire by a minor | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 July 2013 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 130045 |
| 1 July 2013 | Misuse of fire by a minor | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 130043 |
| 30 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | GROTE |
| 16 April 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | RINE |
| 31 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 140055 |
| 30 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 21 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 140054 |
| 13 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | FOSTER |
| 11 March 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 140042 |
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 Sunny Hill: 1 past producer, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C.W. Curtis Sand & Gravel Co. Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Florence Plant No. 6 Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pittsfield | 2.1 miles | 13 | |
| Dutton (historical) | 3.9 miles | 12 | |
| Time | 4.9 miles | 12 | |
| Detroit | 5.0 miles | 12 | |
| Maysville | 6.0 miles | 12 | |
| Griggsville | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| Independence | 6.4 miles | 13 | |
| New Salem | 7.1 miles | 12 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 423220. 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.