Timmons, Illinois
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1996. It stands in West Marion precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62959. It stands on Limb Branch. The Survey maps it on the Marion quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 20 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.
- 1925 USGS Marion quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1940 USGS Marion quadrangle1:62500
- 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
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Marion quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Marion quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
30 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 30 fires within 5 miles of Timmons between 1993 and 2016, burning about 79 acres in total. 3 started naturally. 1 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 | 16 |
| Natural | 3 |
| Other causes | 3 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 August 2014 | Natural | under an acre | Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge | LIGHTNING SNAG 148 |
| 24 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge | GRASS |
| 22 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge | MILE MARKER 48 |
| 11 August 1994 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge | AREA6 |
| 3 July 1996 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 8.0 acres | Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge | OLINFAM1-3 |
| 26 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge | MILE MARKER 47 |
| 14 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge | ALUM |
| 14 June 2011 | Natural | under an acre | Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge | AREA 6 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Timmons: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Williamson Co. Hwy. Dept. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
2 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Timmons in 2 storm reports between 2014 and 2016: 2 flash flood. 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 2016 | Flash Flood | Timmons | - | Numerous streets were flooded in the eastern part of Marion. A trained spotter measured one to two inches of rain in an hour. |
| April 2014 | Flash Flood | Timmons | - | Water was over several city streets in Marion. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bainbridge | 2.1 miles | 20 | |
| Marion | 2.1 miles | 20 | |
| Chamness (historical) | 2.7 miles | 20 | |
| Dog Walk | 3.7 miles | 18 | |
| Hudgens | 4.1 miles | 20 | |
| Eden Park | 4.3 miles | 18 | |
| Crenshaw Crossing | 4.4 miles | 18 | |
| Spillertown | 4.5 miles | 18 |
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 Q122539867 | 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 1824241. 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.











