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Granville, Illinois

19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1893 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Granville Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61326. The Survey maps it on the Spring Valley quadrangle. 1,359 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 683 feet above sea level.

Granville within Putnam County

Population over time

3 figures

Granville fell from 1,414 to 1,359 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.

YearPeople Change
20001,414
20101,427+13 (+1%)
20201,359-68 (-5%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 19 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

18 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 18 fires within 5 miles of Granville between 2008 and 2015, burning about 66 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Debris and open burning5
Smoking1

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
10 July 2014Debris and open burning1.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources14-0000049
20 June 2013Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIllinois Division of Forestry ResourcesSTAND5
17 June 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined3.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources15-0000065
6 May 2008Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIllinois Division of Forestry Resources008-42
3 May 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources15-0000051
1 May 2013Smoking5.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry ResourcesSTAND3
5 April 2015Debris and open burning2.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources15-0000044
1 April 2015Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources15-0000035

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Putnam County

Mines and quarries near this place

6 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 6 workings within 5 miles of Granville: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Bonucci Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Bonucci Gravel PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Chiado Gravel Co.Sand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Gedraitis PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Morine PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Ossola PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Putnam County

Storms near this place

25 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Granville in 25 storm reports between 2004 and 2026: 14 thunderstorm wind, 9 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 funnel cloud. 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
May 2011Thunderstorm WindGranville$5,000Wind gusts estimated to be 75 mph blew down some trees and power lines in Granville, IL at 1140 am CDT May 29.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindGranville$5,000Wind gusts estimated to be 65 mph blew down some power lines in the Granville, IL area at 337 pm June 18. Heavy rain and lightning was also reported.
September 2005HailGranville$5,000no account filed
May 2006Thunderstorm WindGranville$2,000Trees down across IL 89
July 2006Thunderstorm WindGranville$2,0006 inch diameter tree down
April 2026Thunderstorm WindGranville-Putnam County emergency management reported a power line blown down. Time estimated from radar data.
May 2022HailGranville-Hail up to quarter sized, relayed through social media.
July 2020Funnel CloudGranville-Pictures showed a funnel cloud southwest of Granville.
June 2020Thunderstorm WindGranville-A member of the general public reported a large tree down along with several branches. This report was relayed by broadcast media. The time of the event was estimated using radar.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindGranville-A power line was reported down in Granville and a tree was down across the Highway 26 near Hennepin. The time of the event was estimated using radar.
November 2019Thunderstorm WindGranville-An NWS Storm Survey determined that straight-line thunderstorm winds caused extensive damage in Granville, Illinois during the early morning hours. The winds snapped power poles, uprooted and snapped trees, and caused roof damage at several homes and business. The maximum winds were estimated between 90 to 100 MPH. The damage path was approximately 1 mile long and one half mile wide.
February 2017HailGranville-A citizen reported 1.25 inch diameter hail.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindGranville-The WSPL Radio news director relayed a trained spotter report of estimated thunderstorm winds of 65 MPH.
June 2017Thunderstorm WindGranville-Two inch diameter tree branches were blown down, as well a many small branches. The time was estimated from radar data.
June 2016Thunderstorm WindGranville-Emergency manager reported several power lines down from trees blown down in near Granville. Time of the report is estimated from radar.
June 2014Flash FloodGranville-Law enforcement reported many roads closed across the county due to flash flooding.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindGranville-Wind gusts estimated to be 75 mph were observed in Granville, IL at 1140 am CDT May 29.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindGranville-Wind gusts estimated to be 70 mph blew down power poles and large trees on the south side of Spring Valley beginning around 550 pm CDT June 23. Areas most affected included Highway 89 on the south side of town, Oakdale Avenue, Marquette Road, and Ladd Road. The local newspaper included reports and pictures of many trees that fell onto cars, houses, and decks causing structural damage. The bleachers at the Hall High School track were also overturned and crumpled by the wind.
April 2009HailGranville-Quarter-sized hail fell about 5 miles east northeast of Hennepin, IL at 810 pm.
May 2006HailGranville-Jct IL 89 & 71; penny to nickel size hail
May 2006Thunderstorm WindGranville-Wind gusts estimated at around 65 mph.
May 2006HailGranville-Penny to nickel sized hail was reported.
May 2009HailGranville-no account filed
March 2006HailGranville-no account filed
May 2004HailGranville-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Putnam 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
Mark1.2 miles13
Standard2.5 miles19
Florid3.6 miles17
Moronts3.9 miles13
McNabb5.9 miles11
Hennepin6.1 miles13
Undercliff8.9 miles17
Indian Spring8.9 miles17

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 GranvilleAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2393789The 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 409316. 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.