Triumph, Illinois
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Ophir Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61342. The Survey maps it on the Troy Grove quadrangle. 100 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 669 feet above sea level.
Topographic sheets covering this place
10 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.
- 1893 USGS La Salle quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1893 USGS Lasalle quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1911 USGS La Salle quadrangle1:62500
- 1913 USGS La Salle quadrangle1:62500, 4 printings
- 1947 USGS La Salle quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1966 USGS Troy Grove quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Kewanee quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Troy Grove quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
992 words on this townshipHistory of LaSalle County, Illinois : Its Topography, Geology, Botany, Natural History, History of the Mound Builders, Indian Tribes, French Explorations, and a Sketch of the Pioneer Settlers of Each Town to 1840, with an Appendix, Giving the Present Status of the County, Its Population, Resources, Manufactures and Institutions, published 1877 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Ophir Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Ophir Township - 992 words.
Fires near this place
3 since 2014Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Triumph between 2014 and 2017, burning about 46 acres in total. None 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 | 2 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2017 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 17-271 |
| 11 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 14-0000047 |
| 19 March 2017 | Debris and open burning | 6.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 17-63 |
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 Triumph: 2 producers, 1 past producer, 1 plant. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| C. Baker Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Manley Bros. Troy Grove Pit | Silica | Plant | ||
| Prairie State Plant & Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Troy Grove Plant & Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Storms near this place
5 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Triumph in 5 storm reports between 2001 and 2023: 3 thunderstorm wind, 1 flood, 1 tornado. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| August 2016 | Flood | Triumph | $2,000 | Standing water across approximately one third of the towns roads. |
| June 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Triumph | $2,000 | no account filed |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Triumph | - | A large tree had been downed onto a property north of Triumph. |
| October 2021 | Tornado (EFU) | Triumph | - | A trained spotter reported a brief tornado touched down southwest of Triumph. No damage was reported. |
| November 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Triumph | - | A semi truck was blown over on Interstate 39 near Mendota. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Troy Grove | 3.9 miles | 20 | |
| Waltham | 4.6 miles | 20 | |
| Meriden | 5.0 miles | 11 | |
| Prairie Center | 5.1 miles | 25 | |
| Culton (historical) | 5.2 miles | 20 | |
| Mendota | 6.0 miles | 11 | |
| Dimmick | 6.5 miles | 20 | |
| Peterstown | 6.6 miles | 19 |
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 Triumph | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q7844477 | 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 419883. 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.









