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White Ash, Illinois

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1909 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Lake Creek precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62959. The Survey maps it on the Johnston City quadrangle.

White Ash within Williamson County

Topographic sheets covering this place

12 surveys from 18 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

26 since 2010

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 26 fires within 5 miles of White Ash between 2010 and 2013, burning about 139 acres in total. 1 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/undetermined23
Debris and open burning2
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
21 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined60 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources10206
11 August 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIllinois Division of Forestry Resources10171
8 June 2013Natural1.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources13111
14 June 2013Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources13107
22 April 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources10096
10 April 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIllinois Division of Forestry Resources10084
6 March 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources10045
6 March 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined20 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources10047

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Williamson County

Mines and quarries near this place

1 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of White Ash: 1 past producer. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Williamson Co. Hwy. Dept.Stone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Williamson 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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Spillertown1.6 miles18
Fergestown2.1 miles18
Dog Walk2.1 miles18
Johnston City2.2 miles18
Shakerag2.4 miles18
Crenshaw Crossing3.1 miles18
Stiritz3.5 miles18
Pittsburg4.1 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2791543. 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.