46 topographic sheets cover 36 settlements here, and 12 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.
12 National Register listings published here · the county-history sources tell 4 stories and name 18 people · people the book names include Gen. Wiiitesides' Brig.Ade (Patterson Township, 1905) · David Culbf.Rtsox (White Hall Township, 1905) (machine-read).
Sources: the county history on the Internet Archive · the National Register database, National Park Service
Among them: Prisoners Captured Bv The United States Army, 1861-65; Our Representatives In The Military; Wolf Scalps. These passages come from the identified county-history source books. Each inset names its own source and opens the exact section it comes from.
swer to a resolution of Congress, made the following- slalenicnt. This is the latest and only official statement on the subject, and must be accepted as the most accurate possible to be had, or will ever be forthcoming; but it is imperfect as to Confederate reports, which are meager. On the other hand, the government Ijooks were accurately kept as to Confedcralc prisoners captured by United States troops.
November 22. 1829. A brother, George W. Carlin. served in the Army of the Potomac as a division master of transportation, was captured by the Confederates, held as prisoner in Libby, at Richmond, Virginia, for a long period, and died in Carrollton in 1870. His younger brother enlisted August 15, 1861, served three years as sergeant major of the regiment, second and first lieutenants, and captain of Company A; also served on the staff of General Carlin, and for a time on the staff' of Gen.
Any person claiming a bounty shall produce the scalp or scalps with the ears thereon, within sixty days after the wolf or wolves shall have been caught, to the Clerk of the County Board, who shall administer to said person the following oath or aflBrmation, to-wit: "You do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be), that the scalp or scalps here produced by you was taken from a wolf or wolves killed and first captured by yourself within the limits of this county, and within the sixty dayslast past."
Any person claiming a bounty shall produce the scalp or scalps with the ears thereon, within sixty days after the wolf or wolves shall have been caught, to the Clerk of the County Board, who shall administer to said person the following oath or affirmation, to-wit: "You do solemnly swear (or affirm, as the case may be), that the scalp or scalps here produced by you was taken from a wolf or wolves killed and first captured by yourself within the limits of this county, and within the sixty days last past."
Every property in this county listed on the National Register of Historic Places, with the year it was listed and the federal nomination document.
| Photograph | Property | Type | Listed | Reference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | Black Homestead Farm | district | 2005 | 05000110 |
 | Carrollton Courthouse Square Historic District | district | 1985 | 85001667 |
 | James John Eldred House | building | 1999 | 99000732 |
| Greene County Almshouse | district | 1991 | 91000568 | |
 | Hodges House | building | 1980 | 80001364 |
| Hotel Roodhouse | building | 1995 | 95001238 | |
 | Koster Site | site | 1972 | 72000460 |
 | Henry T. Rainey Farm | district | 1987 | 87000682 |
 | Virginia Tillery Round Barn | building | 1982 | 82002536 |
 | White Hall Foundry | building | 1980 | 80001365 |
 | White Hall Historic District | district | 1987 | 86003145 |
 | White Hall Historic District (Boundary Increase) | building | 1993 | 92001837 |
The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 193 reports for this county, causing no deaths, 22 injuries and about $4,616,845 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.
| Kind of event | Reports |
|---|---|
| Thunderstorm Wind | 96 |
| Hail | 58 |
| Tornado | 21 |
| Flash Flood | 12 |
| Flood | 3 |
| Heavy Rain | 2 |
| Funnel Cloud | 1 |
The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 1983 | Tornado (F3) | not stated | 15 hurt, $2,500,000 | no account filed |
| July 1992 | Thunderstorm Wind | not stated | 3 hurt | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Tornado (F1) | Barrow | 2 hurt | A second tornado formed 0.75 miles south of the Calhoun Green County tornado approximately 2.0 miles southwest of Barrow at 7:20 pm CST. This tornado initially damaged a few machine sheds and grain silos west of Highway 106 then traveled through the town of Barrow injuring 2 people, destroying two house trailers and damaging a number of homes in town. The second tornado continued to parallel the first tornado then dissipated near the intersection of County Roads 2550E and 2750N or 1.0 mile east northeast of Barrow. The damage width of this tornado was approximately 100 yards and total damage length was 3.5 miles. The damage associated with this tornado was rated F1. A witness in the town of barrow saw the first tornado and this one on the ground at the same time. |
| March 1952 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | 1 hurt, $25,000 | no account filed |
| May 1989 | Hail | not stated | 1 hurt | no account filed |
| April 2002 | Hail | Carrollton | $750,000 | Hail up to golfball size pounded Carrollton causing damage to automobiles and area roofs. Initial insurance estimates indicated at least $750,000 in damages. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Greenfield | $300,000 | Hail up to golfball size hit the Greenfield area damaging automobiles and area roofs. |
| November 1988 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| May 1975 | Tornado (F2) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| May 1960 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $250,000 | no account filed |
| October 2021 | Tornado (EF2) | Wrights | $100,000 | High resolution satellite data and information from storm spotters indicates the tornado touched down in an open field a little less than a mile south-southwest of the Berdan Road and Wrights Road intersection. The tornado moved north-northeast and intensified as it moved into the west side of the town of Wrights, IL. In Wrights, the tornado destroyed two new, well-built farm buildings, ripping one of from a concrete foundation around the perimeter of the building. The tornado then moved to the northeast, destroying two more farm buildings before crossing Wrights road, where it snapped a number of trees and rolled a camper onto a boat. The tornado continued to the northeast causing intermittent damage to trees and vegetation. The high resolution satellite data showed a prominent track in the open fields northeast of the NE 850 Ave and Super Slab Road Intersection. The last identifiable damage and where the tornado appeared to have ended is around a third of a mile west of the NE 1000 Street and NE 950 Ave Intersection. The tornado was rated EF2 with max wind speed of 115 mph. The path length was 5.83 miles with a max path width of 75 yards. No deaths or injuries were reported. |
| February 1999 | Tornado (F1) | Hillview | $80,000 | no account filed |
| October 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | $30,000 | Thunderstorm winds destroyed an open sided barn on the east side of Illinois Route 267, that was about six tenths of a mile north northeast of the intersection of Illinois Routes 267 and 108. Also, a few large tree limbs were blown down. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Belltown | $25,000 | Widespread wind damage across Greene County. In White Hall, numerous large tree limbs were blown down. Several of the limbs knocked down power lines. In Carrollton, a couple of large trees were snapped off near the base. In Greenfield, a large tree was snapped off and another tree was snapped off 4 miles northeast of Greenfield. |
| April 1962 | Tornado (F1) | not stated | $25,000 | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Hall | $10,000 | The County Sheriff reported large tree limbs down. One fell on and damaged a home. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Hall | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines around town as well as numerous tree limbs. |
| December 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carrollton | $5,000 | A hay wagon was blown onto U.S. Highway 67 between White Hall and Carrolton. In Carrolton, a couch was blown onto U.S. Highway 67. In Greenfield, several power lines were blown down. |
| April 2013 | Flood | Patterson | $5,000 | The Illinois River hit major flood levels along the border of Greene County. The river crested around the 27th, but remained at major flood levels into May. |
| May 1960 | Tornado (F0) | not stated | $2,500 | no account filed |
| May 2013 | Flood | Hillview | $2,000 | The Illinois River along the border of Greene County remained at major flood levels in early May, dropped below major levels for a while, then rose to major levels again at the end of May. Damage was limited to some closed roads and flooded farmland. |
| June 2013 | Flood | Hillview | $1,000 | The Illinois River started June in flood and hit major flood levels cresting on the 4th - 6th. The river remained in flood into July. Damage was minimal. |
| June 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roodhouse | $500 | A second thunderstorm knocked power lines and poles down and produced pea-size hail. Reported by a local newspaper. |
| July 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Hall | $300 | Wind gusts reached 60 mph with several large trees blown down. |
| June 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carrollton | $200 | Large tree limbs and power lines were knocked down. A tractor-semitrailer was blown off the road along Highway 267. |
| July 1995 | Tornado | Roodhouse | $200 | A slow moving tornado touched down between Roodhouse and White Hall. It remained on the ground for about 10 minutes and damaged crops in fields along Highway 267. |
| May 1995 | Tornado (F1) | White Hall | $145 | The Illinois State Police and storm spotters followed a tornado from the White Hall area to near Manchester. The tornado lifted off the ground at times but did damage several farm buildings and trees as it traveled nearly parallel to Highway 267. |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eldred | - | A member of the public reported an estimated wind gust of 60 mph in Eldred. |
| December 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carrollton | - | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous power poles down along US 67 on the north side of Carrollton. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carrollton | - | Thunderstorm winds felled trees and powerlines in the area. |
| May 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | - | Thunderstorm winds snapped numerous large trees in the area. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Roodhouse | - | A photo on Twitter showed a measured golf ball sized hailstone. |
| April 2024 | Tornado (EFU) | Greenfield | - | A tornado track was interpolated between spotter reports and storm chaser videos in Greene County, on Illinois Route 267 just south of intersection with NE 700 Street. The tornado tracked to the northeast, crossing into Macoupin County about three quarters of a mile south of Palmyra Road. The tornado may have lifted and touched down multiple times. During a storm survey no damage indicators were found, thus the tornado is rated EFU with an approximate path length of 3.68 miles in Greene County. Overall, the path length was 4.31 miles. |
| April 2024 | Hail | White Hall | - | Large hail up to 1.75 inches was reported in White Hall and Roodhouse. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woody | - | A machine shed was damaged with debris spread across the farm field. Also several large tree limbs were snapped. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillview | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees across the northern portions of the county. In White Hall, a few power lines were blown down as well. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | East Hardin | - | Up to 5 inches of rain fell in about a two hour time period causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including Illinois Route 100 and Route 16 between Nutwood and Fieldon. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Hillview | - | Up to four inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. Several roads were flooded including Illinois Route 108 near Carrollton and Daum-Station Road south southwest of Wrights. |
| June 2021 | Flash Flood | Hillview | - | After an initial round of heavy rain, up to two inches, late in the day on June 24th into the early morning hours of June 25th, another round of heavy rain developed during the evening hours of June 25th through the early morning hours of June 26th. So the region received another 2 to 3 inches of rain which caused Hurricane Creek to rise well out of its banks in and around Hillview. Several roads in the area were flooded. |
| June 2021 | Tornado (EFU) | Barrow | - | A brief, narrow tornado touched down in a field to the northwest of Roodhouse, IL on Saturday afternoon. A sheriff`s deputy reported that the tornado briefly touched down before lifting as the storm moved toward Manchester, IL. No damage was noted. The tornado was rated EFU with a path length of approximately 0.15 miles and a path width of 25 yards. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Roodhouse | - | Thunderstorm winds caused minor roof damage to a residence about 2 miles northeast of Roodhouse. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Woody | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree limb about 2 miles north of Woody, damaging a deck on a house. In Carrollton, several trees, as well as power lines, were blown down around town. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Hall | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and power lines around town, as well as numerous tree limbs. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs onto Illinois Route 267. |
| May 2018 | Tornado (EF0) | Hillview | - | A landspout tornado developed on the intersection of two outflow boundaries in extreme western Greene County Illinois, approximately 3 miles south southeast of Pearl, Illinois. The weak landspout tornado was very visible and numerous photos and videos were taken as it slowly moved west-southwest across the Illinois River into Pike County, Illinois. Based on the photographs and videos provided to the NWS, the tornado appeared to be no more than 50 yard wide and on the ground for roughly one mile crossing open farm fields and diminishing as a waterspout on the Illinois River. The landspout was rated EF0 in Greene County with a path length of 0.69 miles and max path width of 50 yards. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carrollton | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous tree limbs around town. A couple of the tree limbs knocked down nearby power lines. |
| July 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Hillview | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several power poles about a mile north of Hillview. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eldred | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees, tree limbs and power lines. In Eldred, one tree fell onto an unoccupied car, destroying it. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | White Hall | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large trees and power lines around town. |
| May 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Woody | - | A tornado touched down about four tenths of a mile north of the intersection of County Roads 1000N and 875E, just east of County Road 875E. In this location, it snapped a large tree off and took the roof off of a barn. The barn was shifted on its foundation. Also, an empty grain bin was destroyed and thrown a quarter of a mile to the northeast. It moved to the northeast and after it crossed County Road 950E, it broke off a number of large tree limbs from a stand of trees. As the tornado moved into the west side of Carrollton, it destroyed a small shed with 2x4s from it impaled into the house across the street. Numerous trees were either snapped or uprooted on the west and north sides of town. On 10th Street just south of South Main Street, a manufactured home lost its entire roof. Just a block northeast, a quarter of the roof of a metal Farm Services building was blown off. Also, the southeast corner of the building had the wall blown inward. A resale shop on the northside of Illinois Route 108 lost part of its metal roof. Further northeast, a number of trees were either snapped off or uprooted. Then the tornado crossed U.S. Highway 67 north of intersection with Parkview Drive. More tree damage occurred on County Road 1400N about seven tenths of a mile west of County Road 1250E. The tornado lifted and dissipated just north of County Road 1400N. Overall, the tornado was rated EF1 with top wind speeds of 104 MPH. Max path width was 200 yards and the length was 4.68 miles. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carrollton | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a few large trees, as well as numerous tree limbs and several power lines around town. Also, an unoccupied mobile home was blown off its foundation. |
| July 2015 | Flash Flood | Hillview | - | Between 2 and 7 inches rain fell across Greene County causing flash flooding. Numerous roads were flooded including U.S. Highway 67 near White Hall and Roodhouse. In Hillview, a levee along Hurricane Creek was breached, flooding the town. At least 6 people had to be rescued from their homes due to the flood waters. No injuries or deaths were reported. |
| June 2014 | Flash Flood | White Hall | - | Up to 4 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time causing flash flooding. The town of Hillview became isolated as all the roads travelling into town were impassable due to flooding from Hurricane Creek. A number of homes in town had water in them. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carrollton | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree blocking part of U.S. Highway 67. |
| August 2012 | Tornado (EF0) | Carrollton | - | The tornado first touched down about 200 yards south of County Road 1150, about 80 yards west of U.S. Highway 67, damaging a four car garage. The roof of the garage was mostly removed from the structure with some small sections of the roof displaced a quarter of a mile to the north in an open field. The tornado travelled to the north over County Road 1150 and snapped some medium sized tree limbs. One power pole was snapped in this area. Also, a medium size storage unit was damaged with pieces of the storage unit displaced over 100 yards to the north. The tornado moved north nearly parallel to 6th Street where small and large tree limbs were snapped. Several witnesses including the local street department observed the tornado as it entered and moved through a residential area west of downtown Carrollton. One home near the southern part of the residential area sustained minor roof damage with shingles removed from the roof. The tornado crossed Illinois Route 108 just west of U.S. Highway 67 before lifting and dissipating. Mainly small to medium tree limbs were blown down as the tornado travelled north through this area. The path length of the tornado was approximately 1.44 miles and had a damage width which varied between 40 and 60 yards. The damage was rated EF0. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Carrollton | - | Numerous reports of large hail were reported in Carrollton. The largest hail stones were baseball size. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carrollton | - | The damage across portions of Greene County was due to damaging downburst winds and localized microbursts embedded within the larger area of downburst winds. The damage area was generally confined from Carrollton to Greenfield and along Illinois Route 108 over the central and eastern parts of Greene County. One home in Greenfield was severely damaged as a large tree partially fell through the roof of the home. A few other large trees also fell on the west side of town. The western sections of the roof of a large machine shed west of Greenfield were also uplifted and tossed between 50 and 100 yards to the east. A few other homes in Greenfield sustained minor roof damage as some shingles were removed. A weather station located southeast of Greenfield measured a wind gust to 74 mph. Between Carrollton and Greenfield, several corn fields sustained damage as corn was partially bent with pockets of flattened corn. The area of wind damage extended approximately 14 miles along Illinois Route 108. The damage was 1.5 miles wide at the beginning of the damage path to 3.5 miles wide at the end. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Carrollton | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down a large tree onto Illinois Route 108 between 7th and 8th Streets in Carrollton. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Greenfield | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines as well as trees just east of Greenfield. |
| September 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | East Hardin | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines, power poles and trees along Illinois Routes 100/16 just west of intersection with Sandridge Road. Also, a large shed was destroyed in this location. The roof of the shed was blown off and thrown south across Illinois Routes 100/16 into a field. |
The Survey's mineral resources record lists 8 workings inside this county. 3 still produce and 5 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.
| Commodity | Workings |
|---|---|
| Stone, Crushed/Broken | 5 |
| Stone | 2 |
| Clay | 1 |
The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Purington Clay Shale Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Carrollton City Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Patterson Township Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Eldred Stone Co. Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Orton Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Valstad Quarry #1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer | ||
| Valstad Quarry #2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Producer |
Past and Present of Greene County, Illinois devotes a chapter to each township: its boundaries and streams, who settled it and when, the mills, the schools and the churches. All 10 are reproduced here in full. Each row shows the township's own shape and where it lies in the county, drawn from the Census Bureau's boundary. Which settlements belong to which township is computed from that same boundary, not taken from the book.
| Shape and position in the county | Township | Settlements in it | Length | Sections |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Athensville Township | Athensville | 1,022 words | 2 | |
| Bluffdale Township | Boyle, Columbiana, Eldred, Haypress, Hurricane, Woody | 1,854 words | 0 | |
| Carrollton Township | Berdan, Carrollton, Kaser, Pegram | 82,043 words | 42 | |
| Kane Township | Conwayville, Jalapa, Kane, Mid City, Old Kane | 4,851 words | 1 | |
| Patterson Township | Grand Pass, Hanks Station, Hillview, McClay Orchard, Patterson | 17,548 words | 23 | |
| Rockbridge Township | Fayette, Greenfield, Rockbridge | 4,242 words | 0 | |
| Roodhouse Township | Barrow, Roodhouse | 85,575 words | 75 | |
| Walkerville Township | Walkerville | 2,476 words | 2 | |
| White Hall Township | Belltown, White Hall | 37,197 words | 25 | |
| Woodville Township | Clark, East Hardin, King, Titus | 1,200 words | 2 |
Everyone Past and Present of Greene County, Illinois stops to write about, with the section that describes them. Among them are the men who founded the place and governed the Territory. Each name opens the passage itself, in the words of 1905.
Named settlements recorded in the Geographic Names Information System, each with the topographic sheets covering it. Villages, hamlets and abandoned places alike. Each is shown with the nearest named watercourse or landform and the survey quadrangle it falls on.
Athensville township · 62082 · Near Happy Hollow · Athensville quadrangle
11 sheets, 1932 to 1985
White Hall township · 62092 · On Seminary Creek · Roodhouse West quadrangle
12 sheets, 1924 to 1985
Carrollton township · 62016 · On Seminary Creek · Carrollton quadrangle
12 sheets, 1924 to 1985
Bluffdale township · 62027 · On Hurricane Creek · Kampsville quadrangle
12 sheets, 1930 to 1985
No longer a settlement
Kane township · 62016 · On Link Branch · Boyer Creek quadrangle
12 sheets, 1930 to 1985
No longer a settlement
Woodville township · 62027 · Near Macoupin Island · Hardin quadrangle
14 sheets, 1930 to 1985
Bluffdale township · 62027 · Near Shaffer Hollow · Kampsville quadrangle
12 sheets, 1930 to 1985
Patterson township · 62050 · On Hurricane Creek · Pearl East quadrangle
12 sheets, 1930 to 1985
Bluffdale township · 62016 · On Crooked Creek · Kampsville quadrangle
12 sheets, 1930 to 1985
Bluffdale township · 62016 · Carrollton quadrangle
12 sheets, 1924 to 1985
No longer a settlement
Patterson township · 62050 · On Kersey Creek · Pearl East quadrangle
12 sheets, 1930 to 1985
Kane township · 62054 · Near Dobson Hollow · Boyer Creek quadrangle
12 sheets, 1930 to 1985
No longer a settlement
Rockbridge township · 62081 · On Hodges Creek · Greenfield quadrangle
11 sheets, 1932 to 1985
Wrights township · 62098 · On Little Bear Creek · Roodhouse East quadrangle
12 sheets, 1924 to 1985
The vanished settlements of Greene County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.
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