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Anna, Illinois

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1987. It lies in ZIP code area 62906. The Survey maps it on the Anna quadrangle. 4,303 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 623 feet above sea level.

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Anna within Union County

On record in Anna

Buildings and businesses the archive holds for this place. Each opens its own page, with the source record it came from.

On the National Register 3 records

Population over time

2 figures

Anna fell from 4,442 to 4,303 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.

YearPeople Change
20104,442
20204,303-139 (-3%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 19 printed sheets

Matched 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.

Fires near this place

11 since 2000

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 11 fires within 5 miles of Anna between 2000 and 2020, burning about 46 acres in total. None started naturally. 2 were 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
Debris and open burning4
Arson/incendiarism2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined2
Recreation and ceremony2
Other causes1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
14 September 2013Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShawnee National ForestKAOLIN POND ROAD
6 April 2013Recreation and ceremonyunder an acreShawnee National ForestKAOLIN POND
2 April 2003Missing data/not specified/undetermined12 acresShawnee National ForestTHE WHOLE MARYANNE
9 March 2010Debris and open burning1.0 acresShawnee National ForestBERRYVILLE
5 March 2000Arson/incendiarism4.5 acresShawnee National ForestSTUMP
2 March 2020Debris and open burning3.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources20002
6 November 2009Arson/incendiarism16 acresShawnee National ForestTRAIL OF TEARS
19 November 2020Other causes2.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry ResourcesNIMMO

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Union County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 11 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of Anna: 6 occurrences, 4 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension, Fire Clay (Refractory). Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.

Where SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Jonesboro PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
New Albany Shale ExposureClayProspect
Fluorite and Limestone MineFluorine-Fluorite, Limestone, DimensionPast Producer
Limestone Occurrence No.1Limestone, DimensionOccurrence
Shawnee High Interest Refractory Clay DepositFire Clay (Refractory)OccurrenceSedimentary
Union County Area-FireclaysFire Clay (Refractory)Past Producer
Fluorine Occurrence No. 1Fluorine-FluoriteOccurrence
Fluorine Occurrence No. 1Fluorine-FluoriteOccurrence
Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence

Every working recorded in Union County

Storms near this place

39 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Anna in 39 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 19 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 2 injuries. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 2002Flash FloodAnna1 killedA 3-year-old child was killed when her grandmother attempted to carry her across a flooded creek on foot. The grandmother was unable to cross the creek in her vehicle, so she attempted to cross on foot. The grandmother lost her footing in the creek, and the child was swept away and drowned. The flooding was caused by a large area of moderate to heavy rain falling on ground that was still moist from flooding rains a week earlier. An observer in Anna measured about 1.7 inches of rain.
May 1996Thunderstorm WindAnna2 hurt, $50,000no account filed
May 2011Tornado (EF1)Anna$150,000Several dozen trees were uprooted or snapped. A vehicle was destroyed by a falling tree. At least a couple of buildings and houses sustained mostly minor roof damage, including the loss of some shingles. Peak winds were estimated near 90 mph. The average path width was 100 yards.
June 2020Flash FloodAnna$100,000Numerous roads were closed or washed out in rural areas near Anna and Jonesboro. Near Ware, water covered both lanes of Highway 146.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindAnna$90,000Portable garage buildings were rolled over in Anna. A tree fell on a house in Anna, causing heavy damage to the roof. At Jonesboro, an antenna was ripped off the city hall, leaving a hole in the building. Bricks were blown off the Jonesboro city hall building, and there was some roof damage. Trees and power lines were blown down. Tree limbs fell on houses in Jonesboro.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindAnna$60,000Numerous large tree limbs were blown down, including some that landed on houses and vehicles. One of the largest tree limbs knocked a chimney off a roof. The chimney smashed through the windshield of a parked car. Power lines were down.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindAnna$40,000Two buildings and a pole barn were damaged. A restaurant sustained roof damage.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindAnna$30,000A fruit orchard sustained extensive damage. Many apple trees were uprooted or snapped, and a portion of a barn roof was peeled back.
September 2012Thunderstorm WindAnna$25,000A few trees were blown down, along with numerous tree limbs.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindAnna$25,000Trees were knocked down on a couple houses and vehicles.
August 2006LightningAnna$20,000The steeple of a church was destroyed by lightning. The 25-foot tall steeple was sliced by the lightning strike and fell to the ground. The roof was damaged, allowing water to leak into the interior of the church and cause more damage.
January 1999Thunderstorm WindAnna$20,000A large shed was destroyed by thunderstorm winds.
July 2009Thunderstorm WindAnna$10,000A new barn that was under construction in Anna City Park was blown down. The new barn was to replace a structure which sustained major damage in the January winter storm.
April 1997Thunderstorm WindAnna$5,000no account filed
January 1996Thunderstorm WindAnna$5,000no account filed
July 1997Thunderstorm WindAnna$4,000A utility pole was down.
July 2002Thunderstorm WindAnna$3,000Large tree limbs were blown down. A person driving between Anna and Lick Creek had a large limb come down on her car, causing sizeable damage to it.
June 2022Thunderstorm WindAnna$1,000Tree limbs up to around 3 inches in diameter were broken.
January 1999Tornado (F0)Anna$1,000A state police officer reported a brief touchdown near Anna. Damage was minimal, with just some fencing blown down.
February 2024HailAnna-Media relayed a report of nickel size hail covering the ground in Anna, with a delayed report of 1 inch hail.
June 2023HailAnna-This storm is the same storm that produced golf ball size hail in Anna.
March 2019FloodAnna-Street flooding was reported.
May 2019Thunderstorm WindAnna-A trained spotter estimated winds gusted to 60 mph at the intersection of U.S. Highway 51 and County Road 630N.
May 2018Thunderstorm WindAnna-Wind gusts estimated near 60 mph were reported by the general public.
March 2012HailAnna-Ping pong size hail was reported in Anna.
July 2009Heavy RainAnna-Total rainfall of 2.41 inches was reported by a co-operative observer.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindAnna-On the east side of Anna, a couple of trees were blown down across roads.
November 2005Thunderstorm WindAnna-Three trees were down on St. John's Road, off of U.S. Highway 127.
June 1998Funnel CloudAnna-State police reported a funnel cloud near the intersection of U.S. 51 and Illinois 146.
June 2023HailAnna-no account filed
June 2022HailAnna-no account filed
May 2018HailAnna-no account filed
June 2018HailAnna-no account filed
March 2006HailAnna-no account filed
March 2005HailAnna-no account filed
April 2003HailAnna-no account filed
April 2003HailAnna-no account filed
June 1998Flash FloodAnna-no account filed
May 1995Thunderstorm WindAnna-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Union County

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 PlaceDistance Sheets
Jonesboro1.3 miles24
Berryville2.2 miles24
Dutch Mills3.4 miles24
Balcom3.9 miles19
Mason4.4 miles23
Kaolin4.5 miles23
Cobden4.9 miles23
Mountain Glen5.2 miles23

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 AnnaAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q559296The 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 403530. 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.