BlockCave-in-Rock, Illinois
23 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Cave-In-Rock precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62919. The Survey maps it on the Cave-in-Rock quadrangle. 228 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 371 feet above sea level.
On record in Cave-in-Rock
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 2 records
Battery Rocklisted 1998
Cave-In-Rocklisted 1998
Population over time
2 figuresCave-in-Rock fell from 318 to 228 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 | 318 | |
| 2020 | 228 | -90 (-28%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
16 surveys from 23 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.
- 1916 USGS Cave in Rock quadrangle1:62500
- 1916 USGS Fords Ferry quadrangle1:62500
- 1921 USGS Fords Ferry quadrangle1:48000
- 1925 USGS Cave In Rock quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Cave In Rock quadrangle1:24000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Cave In Rock quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Cave In Rock quadrangle1:62500
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1996 USGS Cave-In-Rock quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
17 since 1994Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Cave-in-Rock between 1994 and 2015, burning about 157 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 |
|---|---|
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Debris and open burning | 4 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 August 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | PICNIC |
| 27 July 2012 | Arson/incendiarism | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | TOWER ROCK |
| 19 July 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | PINE |
| 3 April 2014 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | TUCKER HILL |
| 17 April 1996 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | PENNELL |
| 11 April 2001 | Recreation and ceremony | 15 acres | Shawnee National Forest | TOWER ROCK |
| 24 March 2015 | Other causes | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | LAMB |
| 16 March 1994 | Debris and open burning | 40 acres | Shawnee National Forest | not named |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 78 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 78 workings within 5 miles of Cave-in-Rock: 65 past producers, 5 prospects, 4 occurrences, 3 producers. 4 still produce. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Lead, Zinc. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cave In Rock Quadrangle Mine | Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Silver, Cadmium, Germanium, Gallium, Barium-Barite, Calcium, Quartz, Iron | Producer | 1919 | |
| Crystal Mine | Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Silver | Past Producer | 1929 | |
| Deardorff Mine No. 1 | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| East Green Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| M.F. Oxford No. 7 | Zinc, Silver, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Patrick Mine | Zinc, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite | Prospect | ||
| Victory Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| West Green Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| Annie No.4 | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Hastie Quarry & Mill | Fluorine-Fluorite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Barium-Barite | Plant | 1900 |
Storms near this place
20 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cave-in-Rock in 20 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 8 flood, 5 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 heavy rain. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Flood | Cave In Rock | $150,000 | Major flooding continued on the Ohio River from April. Based on data from river gages in nearby Pope and Gallatin Counties, the flood crest of 2011 was two to three feet higher than the 1997 flood. This was still 6 to 9 feet lower than the record crest set in 1937. The activation of the New Madrid Floodway by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spared Hardin County from an even higher crest that would have inundated even larger areas of the county. With the detonation of the Mississippi River levee at Birds Point, Missouri, the Ohio River stopped rising or rose much more slowly. At least a few riverfront homes in Elizabethtown were flooded up to two feet deep. A few homes in Cave-In-Rock were flooded, and much of the rest of the community was sandbagged. Portions of Illinois Route 1 were closed. A section of Highway 146 was sandbagged to keep it open. A couple of churches were sandbagged in Cave-In-Rock and Elizabethtown. The oldest Baptist church in Illinois sustained flooding damage in Elizabethtown. The National Guard was activated to assist with sandbagging. Flood gates were installed at Rosiclare. Parks and other recreational facilities outside of the levee protection system were flooded. County schools were closed. The ferry from Cave-In-Rock to Crittenden County, KY was shut down. |
| March 2018 | Flood | Cave In Rock | $70,000 | Moderate flooding continued on the Ohio River from late February. This flood crest was about a foot lower than the March, 1997 flood. Isolated evacuations of some lowland residents were conducted. Cabins at a campground at Saline Landing were flooded, and Front Street was flooded in Elizabethtown. There was sandbagging around homes in Elizabethtown and Cave-In-Rock. Several mobile homes and trailers in Hardin County were pulled away from the water. At Rosiclare, Illinois Route 146 was closed leading into town, and water was up about 5 feet along the floodgates. The ferry connecting Cave-In-Rock with the state of Kentucky was shut down because of flooded roads on the Kentucky side. |
| May 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cave In Rock | $50,000 | A few dozen trees were blown down. Roads in the Cave-In-Rock State Park were blocked. At the intersection of Highways 146 and 1, a country store was heavily damaged. The front porch was destroyed, and the roof was damaged by a falling tree. The roof was blown off the porch of a nearby house. On Highway 1, a carport was blown away. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Cave In Rock | $50,000 | In Rosiclare, several basements were flooded. Sandbagging was done around a few structures, including the only grocery store in the county. Some secondary roads were flooded and closed. |
| June 1998 | Hail | Cave In Rock | $40,000 | Large hail fell, measuring up to 2 inches in diameter at Elizabethtown. The hail shredded some gardens and likely dented vehicles. |
| February 2019 | Flood | Cave In Rock | $20,000 | Moderate flooding of the Ohio River occurred. A portion of Illinois Route 1 was closed. There was considerable flooding of low-lying woods and fields. Rural county roads were flooded. A campground at Saline Landing was flooded, and Front Street was flooded in Elizabethtown. There was sandbagging around a few homes in Elizabethtown and Cave-In-Rock. At Rosiclare, Illinois Route 146 was closed leading into town, and water was up along a floodgate. The town of Rosiclare put up the first floodgates in the lowest sections of town. However, little or no property damage occurred in Hardin County. The ferry from Cave-In-Rock to the Kentucky shore suspended operations due to high water. |
| March 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cave In Rock | $15,000 | A roof was blown off a house. |
| June 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cave In Rock | $5,000 | Trees and power lines were down along Highway 1. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cave In Rock | $5,000 | Trees were blown down, blocking a few roads, including Illinois Routes 1 and 146. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cave In Rock | $1,000 | A couple of tree limbs were down. One of the limbs outside the city of Cave-In-Rock was large enough to require a backhoe to move. |
| May 2024 | Flash Flood | Cave In Rock | - | An mPING report was made for flooding on IL 1 north of Cave-in-Rock. with a public call reporting water flowing across roads near Cave-in-Rock. Radar estimated rainfall totals for the afternoon of the 8th were 1.5-2.5 inches for Cave-in-Rock and a peak of 2.5-3.5 inches further north in the county, most of which fell between 1445-1600CST. |
| February 2018 | Flash Flood | Cave In Rock | - | Water rescues were conducted in the county. Thunderstorms produced rainfall rates that were estimated near one-half inch per hour on ground that received 3 to 4 inches of rain in the past week. |
| February 2018 | Flood | Cave In Rock | - | The Ohio River rose above flood stage around mid-month and continued rising the rest of the month. Low-lying county roads were closed. Bottomland woods and fields were inundated. |
| July 2015 | Heavy Rain | Cave In Rock | - | A few roads were covered with a few inches of water. |
| October 2000 | Tornado (F0) | Cave In Rock | - | A brief tornado touchdown was observed along Route 1, 4 to 5 miles north of the community of Cave-In-Rock. Due to the very remote nature of the area, within the Shawnee National Forest, no damage could be confirmed. The parent thunderstorm displayed very strong tornadic characteristics on radar. |
| January 2019 | Flood | Cave In Rock | - | no account filed |
| January 2019 | Flood | Cave In Rock | - | no account filed |
| December 2011 | Flood | Cave In Rock | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Heavy Rain | Cave In Rock | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Cave In Rock | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Loves Corner | 1.8 miles | 23 | |
| Peters Creek | 4.2 miles | 23 | |
| Lamb | 4.8 miles | 24 | |
| Rock Creek | 5.7 miles | 23 | |
| Finneyville | 6.1 miles | 24 | |
| Saline Landing | 7.2 miles | 23 | |
| Elizabethtown | 7.6 miles | 24 | |
| Gross | 8.0 miles | 22 |
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 Cave-in-Rock | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2671574 | 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 424722. 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.