BlockWayside, Illinois
21 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Lick Creek precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62958. The Survey maps it on the Lick Creek quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 21 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.
- 1922 USGS Carbondale quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1941 USGS Carbondale quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 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
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Lick Creek quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1984 USGS Carbondale quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Carbondale quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1996 USGS Lick Creek quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
33 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 33 fires within 5 miles of Wayside between 1992 and 2020, burning about 118 acres in total. None started naturally. 10 were 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 |
|---|---|
| Smoking | 12 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 10 |
| Debris and open burning | 7 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 September 2017 | Arson/incendiarism | 2.6 acres | Shawnee National Forest | CEDAR BLUFF |
| 28 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge | DKLINE#17 |
| 28 September 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge | DKLINE#17R |
| 28 September 1999 | Smoking | 2.2 acres | Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge | DKLINE#4 |
| 2 September 2017 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | REGENT |
| 11 August 1999 | Smoking | under an acre | Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge | ROCKYCOMF1 |
| 22 June 1992 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge | DKLINE #13 |
| 4 May 1997 | Smoking | 1.2 acres | Crab Orchard National Wildlife Refuge | DKLINE#4 |
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 Wayside: 2 prospects. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Caseyville Sandstone Deposit | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Lick Creek Sandstone Exposure | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect |
Storms near this place
1 since 2004Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Wayside in 1 storm report in 2004: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Wayside | $4,000 | The tornado touched down in the extreme northeast corner of Union County, only about one-half mile from the Johnson County line. A metal machine shed was destroyed. The television antenna on a nearby home was blown down. Branches were blown down, and a few trees were snapped. The estimated winds were around 75 MPH. The tornado moved into northwestern Johnson County. |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lick Creek | 3.3 miles | 21 | |
| The Hall | 3.5 miles | 21 | |
| Water Valley | 5.3 miles | 21 | |
| Saratoga | 6.1 miles | 21 | |
| Mount Pleasant | 8.2 miles | 18 | |
| Cobden | 9.8 miles | 23 | |
| Mason | 10.0 miles | 23 | |
| Moscow | 11.1 miles | 18 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 420667. 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.