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Schuyler County, Illinois

41 topographic sheets cover 20 settlements here, and 2 properties are on the National Register of Historic Places.

Research this county

From the record

2 National Register listings published here.

Sources: the National Register database, National Park Service

Illinois within the United States
Schuyler County within Illinois

What the record shows

  • 294 topographic sheet readings cover the county's settlements.
  • 2 properties here are on the National Register of Historic Places: 2 buildings.
  • The Geographic Names Information System records 20 populated places in this county; 20 are covered by at least one topographic sheet.

Places on the National Register

2

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 PropertyType ListedReference
Phoenix Opera House Blockbuilding198585001010
White Oak Hallbuilding200302001757

Storms, 1957 to 2026

60 of 212 shown

The NOAA Storm Events Database holds 212 reports for this county, causing 1 death, 15 injuries and about $8,789,380 in recorded property damage. Each settlement page carries the reports that name it.

Kind of event Reports
Thunderstorm Wind98
Hail54
Flash Flood32
Tornado21
Flood6
Lightning1

The most serious of them, by death, then injury, then recorded damage. The accounts are quoted exactly as the forecast office filed them.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
June 1981Tornado (F3)not stated1 killed, 12 hurt, $2,500,000no account filed
March 1998Thunderstorm WindCamden2 hurt, $1,000,000As thunderstorms moved through Schuyler county, they destroyed several barns and grain bins in Camden. A Camden couple sustained injuries after being struck by a tree limb while they were standing in their yard watching the storm pass. Numerous windows were blown out in Rushville and a roof was torn off of a recycling plant 5 miles east of Rushville. The winds caused the rear wall of one business to collapse and another lost its roof in Rushville. Also, numerous cars at two dealerships were damaged, 2 satellite dishes and communications antennas were torn off the roof of a radio station and a storage building was demolished. In total, approximately $1 million dollars worth of damage was sustained in Schuyler county.
December 2018LightningHuntsville1 hurtA lightning strike injured a person in Huntsville in Schuyler County.
April 2013Flash FloodBader$2,000,000Torrential rainfall of 3.00 to 8.00 inches resulted in damage to hundreds of houses in the county, which included several basement walls which collapsed. Nearly every creek and stream in the county was flooded, which damaged a few bridges and culverts. Nearly every road in the county was also impassable with water one to two feet deep in spots. Several water rescues were made.
August 1999HailRushville$758,000Hail up to baseball size fell, especially to the north and west of Rushville. Hundreds of cars were damaged by the hail. Numerous houses sustained roof damage and thousands of acres of corn and soybeans damaged.
July 2010Flash FloodRay$370,000Slow moving thunderstorms produced copious amounts of rainfall in much of Schuyler County late in the evening of July 28th. Nearly 5.00 of rain was measured in 90 minutes which produced nearly two feet of water on many rural roads. This rainfall event, combined with the heavy rain and flooding nine days earlier, produced extensive damage to 24 box culverts and bridges in northern and eastern Schuyler County.
December 2018Tornado (EF1)Bluff City$260,000A tornado touched down in an open field 1.9 miles southwest of Bluff City at 3:51 PM CST. The tornado tracked northeastward and damaged a couple of outbuildings before knocking a home off its foundation and doing tree damage in Bluff City along Highway 100. It then crossed from Schuyler County into far southern Fulton County at 3:55 PM CST.
May 1996Flash FloodCountywide$250,000no account filed
November 1990Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
March 1990Tornado (F2)not stated$250,000no account filed
April 2013FloodBluff City$100,000No homes were damaged by record levels of flooding on the Illinois River. However, thousands of acres of agricultural land and several roads adjacent to the river were damaged. The river stage at Beardstown climbed to a record level of 29.81 feet on April 27th at 01:25 local time, which was nearly 16 feet above flood stage. High impact flooding continued into the month of May 2013.
July 2010Flash FloodRay$100,000Clusters of training thunderstorms produced excessive amounts of rainfall in Schuyler County during the late evening hours of July 19th. Rainfall rates of 2.00 per hour for more than 3 hours produced widespread flash flooding, which closed nearly every rural road and caused some road damage in northern and western parts of the county. Total rainfall accumulations reached nearly 8.00 in western Schuyler county near Camden and Huntsville. Two people suffered indirect injuries due to traffic accidents as a result of the flooded roads.
August 1999Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$77,000Thunderstorm winds caused considerable damage in Schuyler county. Numerous trees, tree limbs, and power lines were blow down. Also, thousands of acres of corn were laid down by the winds. Crop damage was estimated around $2 million. In Rushville, one unoccupied truck was damaged when a tree fell onto it. Property damage was estimated around $77,000.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindLittleton$70,000Several power poles were blown down along Highway 67 near Littleton.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindLittleton$70,000Several barns and outbuildings experienced wind damage south of Littleton.
June 1999Tornado (F0)Rushville$60,000A tornado touched down 5.5 miles northwest of Rushville. As it travelled to the northeast it destroyed the roof of a machine shed and tipped over a camper and a fifth wheel. Numerous trees were blown over. Four and a half miles north northwest of Rushville, the tornado caused minor damage to two homes and the roof of a barn. Also, several power poles were snapped off at the base. The tornado lifted and dissipated 5 miles north of Rushville. No injuries were reported and damage was estimated around $60,000.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindRushville$50,000A large tree was split and fell onto a church. Numerous tree limbs and power lines were blown down as well.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindRushville$50,000Many trees, tree limbs, and power lines were blown down.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindPleasant View$45,000Several tree tops were broken off and tree limbs were blown down. A large cottonwood tree was blown down along Pokeberry Road. Damage occurred to tents at the fairgrounds northeast of Rushville.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindRushville$40,000Numerous trees were blown down in Rushville.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindRushville$40,000Trees and power poles were blown down in Rushville.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindRushville$32,000A tree was blown down onto a trailer on Madison Street in Rushville.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindRushville$32,000Numerous trees were blown down around town. The Subway restaurant had its door torn off.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindRushville$30,000Several large trees and tree branches were blown down.
June 2018Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn$25,000Numerous trees were blown down in Brooklyn.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindBrowning$25,000Several power lines were knocked down in the town of Browning.
February 2011Thunderstorm WindFrederick$25,000Numerous large tree limbs were blown down from Frederick to Browning.
March 1957Tornado (F2)not stated$25,000no account filed
July 2010Thunderstorm WindBrowning$24,000A few trees were blown down north of Browning. Crops were knocked down near Bader.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindFrederick$20,000Numerous tree branches up to 15 inches in diameter were snapped off.
June 2015Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn$20,000Numerous trees were blown down in Brooklyn.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$20,000Several small trees were blown down at the Weinberg King State Fish and Wildlife Area. A few larger trees were knocked down along Highway 101 east of Augusta near the Schuyler/Hancock County line.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindCamden$20,000Several large tree limbs were blown down.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindRushville$20,000Numerous large tree limbs were blown down in Rushville.
June 2008Thunderstorm WindRushville$20,000Numerous trees, tree limbs, and power lines were blown down in Rushville.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$15,000Tree branches were blown down in the towns of Huntsville, Camden, and Rushville.
December 2018Tornado (EF1)Brooklyn$12,000A tornado touched down about 0.4 miles southwest of Brooklyn at 3:00 PM CST , then tracked north-northeastward and dissipated 1.1 miles north of Brooklyn at 3:02 PM CST. Only minor damage was reported during its brief time on the ground.
June 2014Thunderstorm WindRushville$12,000Three trees were blown down on Pokeberry Road about 2 miles northeast of Rushville. One of the trees fell on an unoccupied van.
June 2011Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn$12,000One large tree was uprooted and several pine trees were snapped off west of Brooklyn.
March 2017Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$10,000The roof of a house was damaged in Huntsville.
July 2013Thunderstorm WindRushville$10,000Shingles were damaged on a house and several 4-inch diameter trees were snapped on Curry Chapel Road about 1 mile south of Camden Road.
August 2009Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn$10,000Power lines were blown down in Brooklyn.
December 2008Thunderstorm WindLittleton$10,000The roof was blown off a barn.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindRushville$7,800Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees, one of which blocked Route 24 just north of Rushville. In Rushville, the winds damaged the library roof causing $7,800 in damage. No injuries were reported.
February 2011HailRay$5,000Golfball-sized hail broke windows at a home 2 miles north of Ray.
March 1985Tornado (F1)not stated$2,500no account filed
May 2015Thunderstorm WindLittleton$2,000A tree was blown down on Route 101 just west of Littleton.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindRushville$2,000A large tree was blown down 4 miles west of Rushville.
August 1993Thunderstorm WindBrooklyn$500Large tree limbs were blown down according to the Schuyler County Sheriff's Office.
August 1993Thunderstorm WindCamden$500Large tree limbs were blown down.
August 1993Thunderstorm WindHuntsville$50Large tree limbs were blown down.
May 1982Tornado (F0)not stated$30no account filed
March 2025Thunderstorm WindRushville-Several tree branches were blown down onto power lines, resulting in a power outage.
December 2025Thunderstorm WindRushville-An empty semi-truck was tipped over on Route 24 northeast of Rushville.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindRushville Arpt-Tree branches were snapped and a few power poles were blown down along Highway 67 northwest of Rushville.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindCamden-Trees were blown down near intersection of Camden Road and Daly Lane.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindLittleton-Structural damage occurred to a small pole barn.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindLittleton-A mobile home sustained considerable structural damage.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindLittleton-Power poles were blown down on Highway 67.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindRushville-Several tree branches were blown down throughout town, including some that fell onto power lines. One large tree was blown over.

Mines and quarries

13 recorded

The Survey's mineral resources record lists 13 workings inside this county. 3 still produce and 10 are closed or unrecorded. Each settlement page carries the workings within five miles of it.

Commodity Workings
Sand and Gravel, Construction8
Stone, Crushed/Broken4
Clay1

The least common of them first, because a county's hundredth gravel pit says nothing its first ten did not.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Carbondale Shale ExposureClayProspect
General Pit & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenPlant
Hammitt QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Lickey QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Schuyler Highway DepartmentStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Blend Sand PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Coal Creek PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Damon Quarry No. 11Sand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Donaldson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Leland Jacobs Farm PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Old John Smith PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sheldon Grove Sand & Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Sugar Grove PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every populated place in the county

20

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.

The vanished settlements of Schuyler County: the places named above that are no longer on the map.

Provenance

  • Topographic sheets. USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection, county index, measured from the bulk metadata.
  • Fire insurance maps. Library of Congress Sanborn collection, faceted to this county.
  • Photographs. Each place queried individually against the Library of Congress Prints and Photographs search.
  • 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.