Warnock, Illinois
28 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1912 and the latest in 1998. It stands in Precinct 15. It lies in ZIP code area 62295. It stands on Little Carr Creek. The Survey maps it on the Oakville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
14 surveys from 28 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.
- 1912 USGS Kimmswick quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1916 USGS Kimmswick quadrangle1:62500, 6 printings
- 1948 USGS Kimmswick quadrangle1:62500
- 1949 USGS Saint Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1949 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Kimmswick quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Oakville quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1962 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1966 USGS St. Louis quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Festus quadrangle1:100000
- 1991 USGS Oakville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1993 USGS Oakville quadrangle1:24000
- 1998 USGS Oakville quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
10 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Warnock between 2006 and 2020, burning about 206 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 | 6 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 September 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 10 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | GARHEB |
| 1 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 80 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | TOENJES |
| 4 December 2017 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 120417 |
| 16 December 2020 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 110820 |
| 12 December 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 110720 |
| 7 November 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 25 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | N/A3 |
| 11 November 2020 | Debris and open burning | 20 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 110720 |
| 11 November 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 20 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 110820 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Warnock: 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Unknown - Ls | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Wickes Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
1 since 2023Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Warnock in 1 storm report in 2023: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Warnock | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fountain Gap | 0.9 miles | 28 | |
| Kise Crossing | 1.8 miles | 28 | |
| New Hanover | 2.3 miles | 20 | |
| Fountain | 2.4 miles | 26 | |
| Merrimac | 3.8 miles | 26 | |
| New Hanover Station | 4.3 miles | 20 | |
| Columbia | 4.9 miles | 20 | |
| Millstadt Junction | 5.3 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 423288. 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.













