BlockThe Burg, Illinois
11 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1952 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Brooklyn Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61318. The Survey maps it on the Compton quadrangle. It stands 912 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 11 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.
- 1952 USGS Mendota quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1982 USGS Compton quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Dixon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Compton quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
4,456 words on this townshipHistory of Lee County, Together with Biographical Matter, Statistics, Etc. .., published 1881 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Brooklyn Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Brooklyn Township - 4,456 words.
Storms near this place
3 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names The Burg in 3 storm reports between 2007 and 2023: 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | The Burg | - | Several tree limbs were blown down. |
| March 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | The Burg | - | Tree limbs blown down. |
| April 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | The Burg | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Melugin Grove (historical) | 0.7 miles | 11 | |
| Compton | 1.2 miles | 11 | |
| West Brooklyn | 2.7 miles | 10 | |
| Roxbury | 3.2 miles | 11 | |
| Twelvemile Corner | 3.7 miles | 11 | |
| Welland | 5.7 miles | 11 | |
| Scarboro | 6.2 miles | 11 | |
| Paw Paw | 6.3 miles | 8 |
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 The Burg | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7720625 | 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 419627. 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.
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.