BlockTankville, Illinois
22 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1934 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Cache precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62962. It lies near Goose Island. The Survey maps it on the Thebes quadrangle. It stands 331 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 22 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.
- 1934 USGS Thebes quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1939 USGS Thebes quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1955 USGS Thebes quadrangle1:62500
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Thebes quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Cape Girardeau quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Cape Girardeau quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1993 USGS Thebes quadrangle1:24000
- 1996 USGS Thebes quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
7 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Tankville between 1998 and 2012, burning about 69 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | MT. ZION |
| 6 March 2012 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 10 acres | Shawnee National Forest | GREGG HOLLOW |
| 26 March 1998 | Arson/incendiarism | 20 acres | Shawnee National Forest | LITTLE RED HOUSE |
| 28 February 2010 | Arson/incendiarism | 3.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | GREG HOLLOW |
| 20 February 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 30 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | HILL |
| 9 January 2011 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | MORGAN |
| 22 January 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.8 acres | Shawnee National Forest | MUTT DOG |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
4 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Tankville: 2 past producers, 1 prospect, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay, Sand and Gravel, Construction, Silica. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellis Porperty | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Shawnee Special Use Silica Deposit 4 | Silica | Occurrence | ||
| Miss.River Shale Exposure | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Unk | Clay | Past 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shasta (historical) | 0.7 miles | 22 | |
| Miller City | 1.8 miles | 21 | |
| Willard | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| Olive Branch | 3.3 miles | 22 | |
| Fayville | 3.5 miles | 22 | |
| Roth | 4.4 miles | 21 | |
| Clank | 5.3 miles | 22 | |
| Unity | 6.1 miles | 22 |
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.
| Wikidata item Q7683586 | 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 423231. 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.