Temple Hill, Illinois
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1917 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Webster No. 5 precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62938. It lies near Cromeenes Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Reevesville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 21 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.
- 1917 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 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
- 1962 USGS Brownfield quadrangle1:62500
- 1962 USGS Reevesville quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1996 USGS Reevesville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
23 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 23 fires within 5 miles of Temple Hill between 1994 and 2018, burning about 140 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 | 9 |
| Debris and open burning | 8 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 2 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 21 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | RENSHAW |
| 1 September 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | ROTTMAN |
| 2 August 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | JACOBS |
| 1 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | HUDSON |
| 6 June 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | RAILROAD |
| 5 April 2015 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.1 acres | Shawnee National Forest | TEMPLE HILL |
| 2 April 2011 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | AIRIESON |
| 19 April 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | MIDWAY |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Temple Hill: 3 occurrences, 1 past producer, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fire Clay (Refractory), Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Medeker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Shawnee Low Interest Refractory Clay Deposit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Brownfield Sanstone Exposure | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
2 since 2003Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Temple Hill in 2 storm reports between 2003 and 2017: 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2003 | Tornado (F3) | Temple Hill | $2,500,000 | The tornado entered Pope County near where Illinois Route 145 crosses the Massac County line. The tornado passed near the communities of Temple Hill, Homberg, and Brownfield. In Pope County, three mobile homes and four permanent homes were destroyed, along with numerous barns and outbuildings. An additional nine single-family homes and two mobile homes received major damage. Dozens of other residences received minor to moderate damage. Some vehicles were rolled or moved. The tornado passed just west and northwest of Golconda before ending about a mile north of town. Just west of Golconda, the roof was blown off the county elementary school's gymnasium. Despite the seven destroyed residences, not one injury was reported. The maximum intensity of the tornado was rated F-3 in Pope County, and F-4 in Massac and Pulaski Counties. The slightly lower intensity of the tornado, combined with the fact it narrowly missed the center of several Pope County communities, may partly explain the lack of injuries. When the tornado ended just north of Golconda, it had been on the ground for 33 miles and an hour and ten minutes. Where the track of the tornado ended near Golconda, the Ohio River and Kentucky state line were less than a mile away. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Temple Hill | $6,000 | Some trees were snapped or uprooted. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Holmes Corner | 1.3 miles | 21 | |
| Brownfield | 2.9 miles | 21 | |
| Rosebud | 3.2 miles | 21 | |
| Perkins (historical) | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| Lewis Corner | 3.6 miles | 21 | |
| Old Brownfield | 4.0 miles | 21 | |
| Renshaw | 4.1 miles | 21 | |
| Homberg | 4.3 miles | 21 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 419586. 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.
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.











