BlockWalpole, Illinois
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1908 and the latest in 1987. It stands in South Twigg Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62817. The Survey maps it on the Walpole quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 19 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.
- 1908 USGS Galatia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1938 USGS Galatia 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
- 1963 USGS Galatia quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1963 USGS Walpole quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
Fires near this place
7 since 2001Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Walpole between 2001 and 2009, burning about 1,169 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 1 |
| 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 July 2001 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 7 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | MOORE |
| 5 March 2009 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1,000 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | MASSEY |
| 5 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 160 acres | Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge | RALEIGH |
| 5 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | TATE |
| 30 November 2002 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
| 21 November 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Illinois State Fire Marshal's Office | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Storms near this place
1 since 2011Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Walpole in 1 storm report in 2011: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Walpole | - | An intense macroburst struck southeast Hamilton County with winds up to 120 mph. The average path width was four miles. Numerous homes were damaged. Dozens of barns, sheds, and other structures were damaged or destroyed. Many hundreds of trees were uprooted. Power lines were blown down. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| University | 2.9 miles | 19 | |
| Olga | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| Cornerville | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Tuckers Corners | 4.3 miles | 19 | |
| Broughton | 4.9 miles | 17 | |
| Dale | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Rectorville (historical) | 5.2 miles | 17 | |
| Braden | 5.3 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 420484. 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.
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.