BlockWatertown, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Oregon-Nashua Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61061. It stands on Honey Creek. The Survey maps it on the Daysville quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1918 USGS Dixon quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1950 USGS Dixon quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1983 USGS Daysville quadrangle1:24000
- 1985 USGS Dixon quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
10 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 10 fires within 5 miles of Watertown between 2007 and 2020, burning about 38 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 | 4 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 May 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | not named |
| 9 April 2019 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 19-0297 |
| 22 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 20-0327 |
| 20 April 2019 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 19-0317 |
| 30 March 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | LILLIE |
| 30 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | BENDIS |
| 29 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | FRANZEN |
| 20 March 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Watertown: 3 past producers, 1 producer, 1 plant. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oregon Quarry & Plant | Sand and Gravel, Industrial/Frac Sand | Producer | ||
| Saint Clair Quarry and Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| W. Karper Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Honey Creek | 0.9 miles | 12 | |
| Daysville | 1.3 miles | 12 | |
| Oregon | 2.9 miles | 14 | |
| Chana | 4.0 miles | 10 | |
| Carthage | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Paynes Point | 5.4 miles | 15 | |
| Lost Nation | 6.4 miles | 12 | |
| Skare Estates | 8.0 miles | 10 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 423291. 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.