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Belleview, Illinois

16 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1930 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Belleview precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62355. It lies in Belleview Hollow. The Survey maps it on the Annada quadrangle. It stands 466 feet above sea level.

Belleview within Calhoun County

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 16 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

5 since 2006

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Belleview between 2006 and 2018, burning about 206 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
Debris and open burning4
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
30 March 2006Missing data/not specified/undetermined100 acresGreat Rivers National Wildlife RefugeNATURE TRAIL WILDFIRE
15 March 2018Debris and open burning5.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry ResourcesMARGARET PIKE
14 March 2018Debris and open burning3.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry ResourcesKEN WEBB
14 March 2014Debris and open burning96 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources140046
12 March 2017Debris and open burning2.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry ResourcesBRIAN JOHNSON FIRE

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Calhoun County

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Belleview: 2 past producers, 1 occurrence, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fire Clay (Refractory), Titanium, Aluminum, Iron, Silica. 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
Howell Hollow Fire ClayFire Clay (Refractory)Occurrence
Howell Hollow Fire ClayTitanium, Aluminum, Iron, SilicaProspect
Schliper Bros. QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
UnkStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Calhoun County

Storms near this place

13 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Belleview in 13 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 4 flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 2 flash flood. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
July 2025Flash FloodBelleview$50,000The Calhoun County sheriff reported at least 5 trees across roads around Hamburg. The closed roads in the county include Route 100, Michael Hamburg Road, Treshman Hollow Road, Irish Hollow Road, Gresham Hollow Road, East Panther Creek Road, and Indian Creek Hollow Road. Several of these roads were closed due to pavement or culverts being washed out.
April 2013FloodBelleview$1,000The Mississippi River reached major flood levels along the border of Calhoun County. The river crested on April 22nd and 23rd but remained above flood stage into May. Damage was limited to a few closed roads and agricultural lowlands.
June 2013FloodBelleview$1,000The Mississippi River bordering Calhoun County started June in flood and hit major flood levels cresting from June 2 - 4. The river remained in flood into July. Damage was minimal.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindBelleview$900Wind damage was reported to several trees and a roof in Belleview. Large trees were blown down just east of Hardin as well.
June 2025Tornado (EFU)Belleview-The EF-1 tornado from Pike County, MO then crossed into Calhoun County between 10:58 and 10:59 AM as evidenced by multiple videos on social media. No damage was found in Illinois. The tornado was rated an EF-U with a path length of 0.6 miles.
July 2016Thunderstorm WindBelleview-Thunderstorm winds blew down several power lines around town.
June 2015Flash FloodBelleview-Up to 5 inches of rain fell onto already saturated soils causing flash flooding over Calhoun County. Several roads were flooded including Illinois Route 96 near Belleview. In Belleview, between 3 and 4 feet of water was reported in parts of town from a nearby creek that was out of its banks. The water rose about 3 feet in 30 minutes.
June 2008FloodBelleview-The Mississippi and Illinois River flooded causing problems in Calhoun County. On the Mississippi River at Clarksville, MO, the river crested at 36.70 feet on 6/24/2008. This is the third highest crest ever recorded. At Winfield, MO, the river crested at 37.08 feet on 6/27/2008. This is the second highest crest ever recorded. The town most affected by the Mississippi River was Hamburg, IL. The Illinois River at Hardin crested at 35.84 feet on 6/28/2008. This is the fifth highest crest ever recorded. Highways 96 and 100 north of Hardin were flooded. Most of the damage along the Illinois River was to agricultural lowlands.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindBelleview-Several trees were blown down just west of town on State Route 96.
June 2010FloodBelleview-no account filed
May 2003HailBelleview-no account filed
May 2003Funnel CloudBelleview-no account filed
June 1998Tornado (F1)Belleview-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Calhoun 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
Mozier4.4 miles13
Mozier Landing7.2 miles13
Cliffdale8.2 miles13
Hamburg9.0 miles15
Kampsville9.8 miles12
Michael11.6 miles14
Hardin16.0 miles14
Star City16.0 miles15

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 BelleviewAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q4883829The 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 422453. 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.