BlockCypress, Illinois
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Cache precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62923. It sits by Round Bluff. The Survey maps it on the Cypress quadrangle. 217 people lived here at the 2020 count.
Population over time
2 figuresCypress fell from 234 to 217 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 | 234 | |
| 2020 | 217 | -17 (-7%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1920 USGS Dongola quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1923 USGS Dongola quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Cypress quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Cape Girardeau quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Cape Girardeau quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
7 since 2007Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 7 fires within 5 miles of Cypress between 2007 and 2015, burning about 101 acres in total. None started naturally. 1 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 burning | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.7 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | not named |
| 29 June 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 40 acres | Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge | BETHANY |
| 12 April 2015 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | PISGAH1 |
| 9 March 2013 | Debris and open burning | 30 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 13007 |
| 6 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 1616 |
| 14 November 2013 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 13035 |
| 22 October 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | 17 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | SHOEMAKER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Cypress: 1 prospect, 1 plant. 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Stone Plant #15 & Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Cypress Sandstone Exposure | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect |
Storms near this place
26 since 1998Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Cypress in 26 storm reports between 1998 and 2024: 12 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 3 tornado, 1 flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 2002 | Tornado (F2) | Cypress | 2 hurt, $3,000,000 | The tornado entered Johnson County near Cypress and was on the ground for only a few miles in Johnson County. Cypress was impacted directly, where about 50 structures were damaged, including a school. The school lost portions of upper story walls and the roof. Two trailers were destroyed. |
| April 1998 | Tornado (F1) | Cypress | 1 hurt, $60,000 | A short-lived tornado began along the Union County line, just southwest of Cypress, and tracked east along a rural road before dissipating at State Route 37. A small barn, about 150 square feet in area, was blown across the road. Some pieces of wood were stuck in the ground at an angle up to 200 feet away. One house sustained siding damage. Another house had a portion of its roof lifted up and placed back down again. A bedroom in the house was damaged. In addition, very minor damage occurred to a greenhouse, an abandoned house, and a couple of mobile homes. Trees, power lines, and power poles were down along the path of the tornado. Large trees, two feet in diameter, were blown down in between two mobile homes. Along Route 37, six power poles were snapped off about two feet above the ground. A female motorist was injured when her moving vehicle was struck by a falling tree. She was treated and released from a local hospital for minor injuries. Just north of Cypress, several large trees were down, but this damage was likely due to straight-line thunderstorm winds. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cypress | $75,000 | Numerous trees and power lines were down near Cypress. One tree fell on a house. Several miles northwest of Vienna, winds unroofed a double wide mobile home and downed trees, one of which landed on the corner of the mobile home. Four miles northeast of Vienna, numerous large trees were uprooted, and a house received shingle damage. One of the downed trees landed on a house, causing minor damage. A television antenna was toppled, and the latticework was torn off the patio of the house. Several other houses received minor roof damage 6 miles east of Vienna. Downed trees closed short sections of State Routes 37, 146, 147, and about 20 county roads. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cypress | $40,000 | Numerous trees were blown down in the county, especially the southern half of the county. Several trees were blown down on U.S. Route 45, blocking the road completely. Large tree limbs were down in the yard of a residence in Vienna, and four medium to large trees were down at a neighboring residence. Ten to fifteen shingles were blown off a house at Vienna. A few miles west of Vienna, trees were blown over a roadway. Other tree damage occurred between Vienna and Cypress. Within one-half mile of the Massac County line on U.S. Highway 45, large tree limbs were broken, and about a dozen shingles were blown off of a roof. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cypress | $25,000 | Trees, tree limbs, and power lines were down. Some power poles were leaning. |
| August 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cypress | $20,000 | A powerful thunderstorm moving southeastward through SW Johnson County blew down a tree onto IL-37 and knocked down several trees and powerlines in Cypress. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cypress | $12,000 | Large tree branches and power lines were blown down in and around the community of Cypress. Shingles were blown off a roof and tree limbs were down between Cypress and Belknap. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cypress | $10,000 | Trained spotters estimated wind gusts between 60 and 65 MPH. Trees were uprooted along Route 37 a few miles north of Buncombe, blocking the road. The high winds took portions of a roof off a house and caused an undetermined number of homes to lose power. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cypress | $3,000 | Several trees were blown down near Route 37. |
| August 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cypress | $2,000 | A few trees were blown down. |
| May 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cypress | $2,000 | Trees were blown down in Cypress. Power lines were down in Vienna. |
| September 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cypress | $2,000 | Trees were down on Route 37. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Cypress | - | Quarter to golf ball size hail fell in southwest Johnson County. |
| February 2007 | Hail | Cypress | - | Hail covered the ground. The largest hail was reported to be golf-ball size about two miles north of town. |
| April 2006 | Hail | Cypress | - | Nickel to quarter size hail covered the ground in Cypress. Dime size hail covered the ground several miles south of Vienna. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cypress | - | Trees were down near the intersection of Route 37 and Cypress Road. |
| June 2004 | Hail | Cypress | - | Reported on Highway 37 near Cypress. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F0) | Cypress | - | The tornado was reported at the community of Whitehill, near the intersection of Perk and Whitehill Roads. Tree damage and some downed trees were the main effect of this tornado. |
| August 2001 | Flood | Cypress | - | Thunderstorms produced very heavy rain that caused some minor flooding. A foot of water was over a parking lot in Cypress. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Cypress | - | A tree top was blown out by winds estimated up to 60 MPH. |
| July 2016 | Hail | Cypress | - | no account filed |
| August 2006 | Hail | Cypress | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Cypress | - | no account filed |
| August 2001 | Hail | Cypress | - | no account filed |
| April 2000 | Hail | Cypress | - | no account filed |
| March 2000 | Hail | Cypress | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Joppa Junction | 2.5 miles | 18 | |
| White Hill | 3.2 miles | 18 | |
| Belknap | 5.0 miles | 19 | |
| West Vienna | 5.1 miles | 20 | |
| Pleasant Grove | 5.3 miles | 18 | |
| Forman | 6.0 miles | 19 | |
| Bender (historical) | 6.8 miles | 20 | |
| Vienna | 7.3 miles | 20 |
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 Cypress | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2671705 | 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 406917. 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.