BlockEureka, Illinois
14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Olio Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61530. The Survey maps it on the Eureka quadrangle. 5,227 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 768 feet above sea level.
On record in Eureka
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
Eureka College Administration and Chapellisted 1980- Eureka College Campus Historic Districtlisted 2010
Population over time
3 figuresEureka grew from 4,871 to 5,227 between 2000 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 |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 4,871 | |
| 2010 | 5,295 | +424 (+9%) |
| 2020 | 5,227 | -68 (-1%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 14 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.
- 1928 USGS Mackinaw quadrangle1:62500
- 1932 USGS Mackinaw quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1961 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1963 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
- 1970 USGS Eureka quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:100000
- 1989 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:100000
- 1990 USGS Peoria quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
5 since 2010Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Eureka between 2010 and 2016, burning about 40 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 burning | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 September 2016 | Debris and open burning | 35 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | WOODFORD CO |
| 26 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 4.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | MANGOLD |
| 27 March 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | WOODFORD |
| 19 February 2012 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | FULLER |
| 7 October 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 71064 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Eureka: 3 producers. All of them still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ira Rokey Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Quast Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Schroeder Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer |
Storms near this place
32 since 1997Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Eureka in 32 storm reports between 1997 and 2026: 19 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 3 tornado. The reports record 4 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2003 | Tornado (F2) | Eureka | 4 hurt | As the tornado crossed from Tazewell County into Woodford County it increased in intensity. It destroyed several homes, outbuildings and businesses along US 24 before clipping the northwestern side of Eureka damaging several homes there. As it traveled to the northeast, additional homes sustained damage as well as trees, power lines, power poles, sheds and outbuildings. It moved through the extreme northern portions of Roanoke before lifting and dissipating one mile north of Roanoke. Several homes in this area sustained damage. Overall, 4 people sustained minor injuries. |
| May 2000 | Hail | Eureka | $300,000 | Over 100 cars sustained hail damage in the Eureka and Roanoke areas. Damage is estimated around $300,000. |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | $50,000 | Power lines were blown down in Eureka. |
| May 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | $40,000 | Power poles were snapped on the southwest side of Eureka. |
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | $20,000 | Several trees were damaged in Eureka. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | $20,000 | Power lines were blown down onto Rt. 24. |
| August 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | $20,000 | Several trees and power lines were blown down in Eureka. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | $15,000 | Around a dozen oak trees were sheared off by high winds at Lake Eureka. |
| March 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | $10,000 | Power poles were blown down on the west side of Eureka. |
| August 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | $10,000 | Two and a half to three-foot diameter tree branches were blown down. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | $3,000 | A large tree was uprooted. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | $1,000 | A stop sign was bent over and construction barricades were scattered across the road at Highway 24 and Deemack Road. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | - | Several tree limbs were blown down, one of which hit a power line and led to a power outage. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | - | A few 2 to 4-inch diameter tree limbs were blown down. |
| August 2011 | Hail | Eureka | - | Spotters reported penny sized hail near Eureka. |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | - | 114 power poles (7 miles worth) were blown down near a substation near Roanoke. Other power poles were blown down near Eureka and minor structural damage occurred. |
| May 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | - | Numerous trees and power lines were blown down. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Eureka | - | The tornado touched down 1.5 miles southeast of Eureka and traveled to the east northeast. Three miles southwest of Secor it destroyed 2 farm buildings, a grain bin and a corn crib. From there it blew down numerous trees, destroyed two old farm buildings, moved hay bales and threw a medium sized gas tank half a mile into a field. The tornado then lifted 2 miles northeast of Secor. No injuries were reported. |
| July 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several power poles. |
| February 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down power lines in Eureka, Roanoke, Minonk, and El Paso. |
| May 2003 | Tornado (F1) | Eureka | - | A tornado touched down east of Eureka, paralleling the track of the earlier tornado in Woodford County. It blew down numerous trees and power lines. Also, it destroyed several barns and out buildings and caused minor damage to a couple of homes. No injuries were reported. |
| March 2026 | Hail | Eureka | - | no account filed |
| March 2023 | Hail | Eureka | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | - | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Hail | Eureka | - | no account filed |
| September 2019 | Hail | Eureka | - | no account filed |
| April 2014 | Hail | Eureka | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Eureka | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Hail | Eureka | - | no account filed |
| September 2010 | Hail | Eureka | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Eureka | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cruger | 2.0 miles | 14 | |
| Goodfield | 6.3 miles | 14 | |
| Roanoke | 6.5 miles | 11 | |
| Bowling Green (historical) | 6.7 miles | 14 | |
| Metamora | 6.7 miles | 19 | |
| Mackinaw Dells | 7.1 miles | 13 | |
| Farmsville (historical) | 7.2 miles | 13 | |
| Secor | 7.4 miles | 14 |
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 Eureka | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q575158 | 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 408082. 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.