BlockWoodland Valley Courts, Illinois
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1892 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Hanover Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61041. The Survey maps it on the Blackhawk quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 23 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.
- 1892 USGS Savanna quadrangle1:62500, 8 printings
- 1952 USGS Savanna quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1953 USGS Blackhawk quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Dubuque South quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
In the county-history sources
7,025 words on this townshipThe History of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Constitution of the United States, published 1878 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.
The chapter on Hanover Township covers the township.
Read the chapter on Hanover Township - 7,025 words.
Fires near this place
12 since 2006Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of Woodland Valley Courts between 2006 and 2014, burning about 133 acres in total. 1 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Natural | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | CAFETERIA FIRE |
| 7 July 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | WHITTON GATE |
| 25 May 2008 | Natural | 75 acres | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | 1700'S |
| 8 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 7 April 2011 | Equipment and vehicle use | 8.4 acres | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | WHITTON GUARD HOUSE |
| 7 April 2006 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | BROWN'S LAKE |
| 23 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | HANOVER |
| 23 April 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | HANOVER2 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Woodland Valley Courts: 2 past producers, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Henry Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Klock Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Shelly Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Whitton | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Brinksburg (historical) | 4.0 miles | 15 | |
| Pleasant Hill (historical) | 4.0 miles | 14 | |
| Hanover | 4.1 miles | 18 | |
| Derinda Center | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| North Hanover | 6.4 miles | 18 | |
| Massbach | 6.7 miles | 21 | |
| Weston (historical) | 7.5 miles | 18 |
Elsewhere
Matched on this settlement's Geographic Names Information System number rather than its name, so it cannot be a different place of the same name in another state.
| Wikidata item Q122553975 | The structured record the population and elevation above come from. Public domain (CC0). |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2630573. 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.