BlockWolfs, Illinois
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Oswego Township. The Survey maps it on the Aurora South quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
7 surveys from 14 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 Yorkville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Aurora South quadrangle1:24000, 4 printings
- 1954 USGS Yorkville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1961 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Aurora quadrangle1:100000
- 1993 USGS Aurora South quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
83 words on this townshipHistory of Kendall County, Illinois, from the Earliest Discoveries to the Present Time, published 1877 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Oswego Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Oswego Township - 83 words.
Fires near this place
1 since 2020Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 1 fire within 5 miles of Wolfs in 2020, burning about 1 acre in total. None started naturally. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 8 April 2020 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 20-0000121 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
7 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 7 workings within 5 miles of Wolfs: 5 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hafrenrichter Gravel Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Patterson Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| Avery No. 3 Pit & Mill | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Dupage River Quarry E.E. Hauling | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Illinois Stone Co Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Brighton Meadows | 1.1 miles | 14 | |
| Steeplechase At Churchill Club | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Springbrook At Farmington Lakes | 2.6 miles | 14 | |
| Farmington Lakes | 3.0 miles | 14 | |
| Mill Race Creek | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Winding Waters Of Mill Race Creek | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Victoria Meadows | 3.3 miles | 14 | |
| Ponds At Mill Race Creek | 3.8 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 421405. 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.