BlockWaterford, Illinois
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Waterford Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61542. It stands on East Creek. The Survey maps it on the Duncan Mills quadrangle. The federal gazetteer marks this settlement historical: it is no longer a populated place, though the surveys that recorded it still are.
On record in Waterford
Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.
On the National Register within a mile 1 record
The National Register names another town for these. They stand within one mile of this settlement's coordinate.
Ogden-Fettie Sitelisted 1972 · 0.6 miles away
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 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.
- 1925 USGS Havana quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1948 USGS Duncan Mills quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Havana quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Macomb quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Macomb quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Burlington quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
In the county-history sources
1,199 words on this townshipHistory of Fulton County, Illinois;, published 1879 names this settlement in its chapter on Waterford Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
The town of Waterford, which is on Spoon river, just below where John Eveland settled, is one of the oldest places in the Military Tract. It was laid off bv John Jackson Mar. 24, 1825, and although at one time promised to become quite a point, never grew to any prominent position. Few cabins are all that mark the place of Waterford at present.
Passage source: History of Fulton County, Illinois;, published 1879.
T. li. Gibncy is the son of Henry and Sarah Ann (Franks) G., both natives of Penn. Mr. G. is the owner of a farm on sec. 6, Waterford township. In 1862 he enlisted in Co. H, 103d 111. Inf., under Capt. Wriglit ; was in 26 battles. He was struck twice by rebel bullets and once by a piece of a shell and had a rib broken ; served 3 years. He was in every battle and skirmish the 103d was except one. He was married in 1860 to Harriet Davis. They have 3 children living : Wm. H., George Warren and John F.
Passage source: History of Fulton County, Illinois;, published 1879.
David Warner, farmer, sec. 1 ; is a native of Madison Co., O., where he was born April 2, 1815. His parents, Charles and Chloe (Johnson) Warner, were natives of Mass. and Conn., respectively. He has owned and run two saw-mills for 10 years. He came to Fulton Co. in May, 1837, and has lived in Waterford township ever since, 4 years of which time he has taught school. He was the first Assessor under the township organization and has been for 8 years since. School Director for 15 years, and Trustee for 5. He was married April 8, '45, to Mary Baudlc, in Cook Co. 111. They have 5 children living of 8 born to them. Mr. W. is a member of the M. E. Church. He was a member of the Presbyterian Church for 30 years, and Superintendent of Sunday-school for that long. He is now Class-Leader.
Passage source: History of Fulton County, Illinois;, published 1879.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Fires near this place
5 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Waterford (historical) between 1999 and 2004, burning about 284 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 | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 April 2004 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 28 acres | Illinois River National Wildlife Refuge | KNOTT FIRE 4-5-04 |
| 3 April 2003 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 6.0 acres | Illinois River National Wildlife Refuge | SPOON RIVER 01 04-03 |
| 14 October 1999 | Debris and open burning | 250 acres | Illinois River National Wildlife Refuge | CANTERBERR |
| 25 January 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Illinois River National Wildlife Refuge | GUDAT 1 |
| 25 January 2004 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Illinois River National Wildlife Refuge | GUDAT 2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Waterford (historical): 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Holle Pit #1 | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Mason County Pit | Stone | Past Producer |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sepo | 0.6 miles | 19 | |
| Duncan Mills | 3.2 miles | 19 | |
| Lewistown | 4.0 miles | 19 | |
| Otto (historical) | 4.9 miles | 19 | |
| Enion | 5.1 miles | 19 | |
| Keeler (historical) | 5.3 miles | 19 | |
| Little America | 6.8 miles | 19 | |
| Depler Springs | 7.1 miles | 19 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 1802174. 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.