Adeline, Illinois
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1922 and the latest in 1983. It stands in Maryland Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61047. The Survey maps it on the German Valley quadrangle. 78 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 797 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresAdeline fell from 85 to 78 between 2010 and 2020. These are the recorded population figures Wikidata holds for this place, reached through the Geographic Names Information System number this page is keyed on rather than by name, so they belong to this place and not to another of the same name. Most are census counts, but not all are: an early figure may be a founding or settlement estimate, and an estimate published within five years of a census is left out. The change column is computed, and is left blank where more than 20 years separate a figure from the one before it, because a gap that long is not a change between two counts.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 85 | |
| 2020 | 78 | -7 (-8%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 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.
- 1922 USGS Oregon quadrangle1:62500
- 1924 USGS Oregon quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1954 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1955 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1958 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1963 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:250000
- 1981 USGS Rockford quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
- 1983 USGS German Valley quadrangle1:24000
In the county-history sources
4,987 words on this townshipThe History of Ogle 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, General and Local Statistics ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Etc, published 1878 names this settlement in its chapter on Maryland Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
P. 0. Forreston ; born in this county, January, 1856 ; married Miss Hillery Brooks, 1877 ; she was born in Mount Morris, this county, 1858 ; Mrs. Beebe is a member of the M. E. Church ; Mr. Beebe owns 135 acres of land in this county, adjoining Forreston, estimated at $13,500 ; also an undivid^ d 6ne-sixth interest in 680 acres of land in Iowa, worth SI 4,000 ; his father was born in Wayne Co., N. Y., 1818, and located in this county in 1837 ; in 1841, he married Miss Jane C. Blair ; they had nine children, six of whom are living, and attended their father's funeral, he having died Jan. 26, 1877.
Passage source: The History of Ogle 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, General and Local Statistics ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Etc, published 1878.
COFFMAIV XATHAJflEIi. Farmer ; Sec. 29 ; P. 0. Adeline ; born in Washington Co., Md., 1824; married Mary M. Etnyre 1848; she was born in Washington Co., Md., 1831; they have six children - Susan M., born Sept. 10, 1849 ; Isaac, born June 17, 1851 ; Samuel A., born May 29, 1858 ; Sarah L., born June 2, 1863 ; Harrison D., born Sept. 19, 1867 ; he owns 360 acres of land in this county worth $18,000, and 160 acres in Iowa, worth $3,000 ; he located in this county in 1848 ; his farm is well improved and his residence pleasantly located, commanding a view of Adeline and the surrounding country.
Passage source: The History of Ogle 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, General and Local Statistics ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Etc, published 1878.
COFFMAX SAMlJEIi W. Farmer; Sec. 12; P. 0. Adeline; born in Washington Co., Md., 1811; married Miss Catherine Downey, 1833 ; she was born in Washington Co., Md., 1814; located in this county in 1840 ; Mrs. Coffman died 1876 ; had ten children, five of whom are deceased - Naomi, born Oct. 15, 1835 ; John D., born July 1, 1837 ; Adison, born Aug. 24, 1843 ; Susan M., born Dec. 21, 1845 ; Matilda, born Feb. 24, 1854; Mr. CofFman and family are members of Christ Adelphine Church ; twenty years he has been Trustee, and School Director since the school system was established in the township ; he was the first Trustee in township ; he served as County Commissioner for three years, from 1845 to 1848 ; he assumed control of his father's business at the age of 14, and has been an active business man since that to the present time, having accumulated a large fortune by energy, business tact and unflinching integrity ; he owns 664 acres of land in this county, worth $33,000, and 720 acres in Iowa, worth $15,000.
Passage source: The History of Ogle 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, General and Local Statistics ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Etc, published 1878.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Maryland Township - it names this place 19 more 19 times.
Fires near this place
4 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 4 fires within 5 miles of Adeline between 2009 and 2020, burning about 40 acres in total. None 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/undetermined | 3 |
| Fireworks | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 20-0000032 |
| 4 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 20-0000038 |
| 19 April 2014 | Fireworks | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | HOUGH1 |
| 11 April 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 36 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | PIEPER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 15 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 15 workings within 5 miles of Adeline: 13 past producers, 1 producer, 1 plant. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bauch Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Sheely Pit & Mill | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Plant | ||
| A. Right Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Denekas Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| F. Coffman Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Freeze Property Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Meyers Property | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Seifken Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Sheely Quarry No. 1 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Stukenberg Property Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
3 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Adeline in 3 storm reports between 1996 and 2018: 2 thunderstorm wind, 1 funnel cloud. No death or injury is recorded in these reports. Each account below is quoted exactly as the forecast office filed it, from the NOAA Storm Events Database, and each date opens the federal record of that event.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| September 2018 | Funnel Cloud | Adeline | - | A spotter recorded video of a funnel cloud extending three quarters of the way to the ground. |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adeline | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Adeline | - | no account filed |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lightsville | 4.6 miles | 14 | |
| Leaf River | 4.8 miles | 14 | |
| Forreston | 4.9 miles | 14 | |
| Egan | 5.4 miles | 14 | |
| Maryland | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Baileyville | 6.6 miles | 14 | |
| Haldane | 7.1 miles | 14 | |
| Mount Morris | 7.1 miles | 14 |
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.
| Wikipedia article on Adeline | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q363593 | 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 403359. 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.
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.







