BlockCutler, Illinois
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1914 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Cutler precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62238. The Survey maps it on the Percy quadrangle. 361 people lived here at the 2020 count.
Population over time
2 figuresCutler fell from 441 to 361 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 | 441 | |
| 2020 | 361 | -80 (-18%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 13 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.
- 1914 USGS Coulterville quadrangle1:62500
- 1917 USGS Coulterville quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Percy quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1985 USGS Pinckneyville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Mines and quarries near this place
1 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Cutler: 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence |
Storms near this place
25 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cutler in 25 storm reports between 1996 and 2024: 9 hail, 8 thunderstorm wind, 4 flash flood, 2 heavy rain. The reports record 3 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2006 | Tornado (F2) | Cutler | 2 hurt, $1,200,000 | The tornado entered Perry County, IL from Randolph County about 1.5 miles south of Highway 154. The Perry County segment of the tornado was rated at its maximum intensity and width shortly after crossing the county line. Shortly after crossing into Perry County, some coal trucks were blown over, and a modular home was totally destroyed on Route 154 near Route 150. Two persons in the home were trapped inside for a time, but they sustained only minor injuries that were treated at a local hospital. Route 150 was closed for 12 hours due to downed trees and power lines. Within a few miles of the destroyed modular home, some hogs were killed at a hog farm, and an empty grain bin was picked up and blown 100 yards into a field. Several eyewitnesses at this location reported two funnels. As the tornado continued its northeast movement, passing northwest of Pinckneyville, it weakened to F1 intensity. Near where it crossed Illinois Route 13, trees were uprooted, roofs were blown off, and power poles were snapped. Siding was blown off a house. Near the end of the tornado track, just northwest of Tamaroa, a metal building was destroyed. Debris from the building was blown about 400 yards. A nearby house lost all of its shingles. Along the 20-mile path through Perry County, dozens of barns and outbuildings were severely damaged or destroyed. Dozens of homes sustained varying degrees of damage, ranging from minor to major. Hundreds of trees were uprooted or snapped. Peak winds on this county segment were estimated at 140 MPH, mainly near the Randolph County line. The average path width was close to 200 yards. A deputy sheriff reported a tornado crossing U.S. Highway 51 north of Tamaroa. This was the last evidence of the tornado, which likely dissipated as it crossed Route 51. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cutler | 1 hurt, $20,000 | One female was injured by a falling six-inch tree branch. A passer-by removed the limb from her. Injuries were minor. Several trees and branches were down across Cutler. One tree was on a power line. Branches several inches in diameter were snapped. A trained spotter estimated peak winds were 60 to 65 mph. |
| July 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cutler | $20,000 | Power poles were downed in the city limits. There were power outages. |
| April 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cutler | $15,000 | Downburst winds blew a tree onto a trailer in Cutler. |
| January 2013 | Flash Flood | Cutler | $10,000 | A mobile home was evacuated, and a couple of streets were closed. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cutler | $7,000 | Trees were uprooted, and power lines were down. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cutler | $3,000 | Power was out, and five-inch tree limbs were down. A trained spotter estimated wind gusts near 75 mph. |
| August 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cutler | $2,000 | A wind gust to 63 mph was measured. Power outages were reported in the area. |
| December 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cutler | $2,000 | no account filed |
| May 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cutler | $1,000 | A wind gust to 73 mph was measured in Cutler. A tree was reported down across a road a few miles southwest of Swanwick. |
| July 2022 | Flood | Cutler | - | Standing water partially covered Route 150. |
| July 2021 | Flash Flood | Cutler | - | U.S. Highway 51 was completely under 2 to 3 feet of water north of Du Quoin north of Highway 154. The community of Cutler was cut off by high water. Numerous roads were underwater across the county. Two local viewers of a Carbondale television station reported 4.5 inches of rain in Pinckneyville from this round of early morning storms. |
| April 2020 | Hail | Cutler | - | A swath of large hail accompanied a severe thunderstorm across central Perry County. Hail the size of ping-pong balls occurred from Pinckneyville to Cutler. |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Cutler | - | Water was over a street in Cutler. Water was coming out of ditches and into yards. At least one underpass and a few roads were flooded in Pinckneyville. Barricades were put up. Beaucoup Creek was out of its banks. |
| June 2013 | Heavy Rain | Cutler | - | Route 150 west of Cutler was under about six inches of water. Three inches of water was over the road on the other side of town. |
| January 2013 | Heavy Rain | Cutler | - | Water was reported over roads in town and just west of town. |
| June 2004 | Flash Flood | Cutler | - | Numerous streets were flooded at Cutler. There was an unofficial rainfall report of 2.75 inches in one hour at Cutler. Near Cutler, water was over the intersection of Highways 150 and 154. |
| April 2022 | Hail | Cutler | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Cutler | - | no account filed |
| July 2012 | Hail | Cutler | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Cutler | - | no account filed |
| May 2006 | Hail | Cutler | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Cutler | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Cutler | - | no account filed |
| April 1996 | Hail | Cutler | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jamestown | 2.3 miles | 13 | |
| Willisville | 3.6 miles | 20 | |
| Denmark | 4.3 miles | 17 | |
| Conant | 4.7 miles | 12 | |
| Layfield | 8.6 miles | 12 | |
| Winkle | 9.1 miles | 11 | |
| Swanwick | 9.6 miles | 12 | |
| Pinckneyville | 10.3 miles | 12 |
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 Cutler | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q1974662 | 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 406911. 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.
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.