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Herrin, Illinois

18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1910 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Herrin precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62948. The Survey maps it on the Herrin quadrangle. 12,352 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 420 feet above sea level.

Herrin within Williamson County

Population over time

2 figures

Herrin fell from 12,501 to 12,352 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.

YearPeople Change
201012,501
202012,352-149 (-1%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

11 surveys from 18 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

42 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 42 fires within 5 miles of Herrin between 2008 and 2019, burning about 193 acres in total. 1 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined34
Debris and open burning5
Recreation and ceremony1
Arson/incendiarism1
Natural1

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
30 September 2019Debris and open burning97 acresCrab Orchard National Wildlife RefugeMONROE
28 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources10217
25 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIllinois Division of Forestry Resources10211
3 August 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIllinois Division of Forestry Resources10163
7 July 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIllinois Division of Forestry Resources10137
4 July 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined5.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources10136
8 June 2013Natural1.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources13111
5 April 2010Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIllinois Division of Forestry Resources10077

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Williamson County

Storms near this place

52 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Herrin in 52 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 20 thunderstorm wind, 19 hail, 6 flood, 4 flash flood. 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 2002HailHerrin$300,000no account filed
June 2018Thunderstorm WindHerrin$100,000Widespread wind damage occurred throughout the county. Numerous trees and power lines were down, causing widespread power outages. Some structural damage was reported, mainly due to trees falling on structures. Shingles were blown off a roof in Carterville. A boat dock was damaged at Lake of Egypt, near the Johnson County line.
July 2010Thunderstorm WindHerrin$100,000A microburst averaging about one mile wide tracked seven miles from the southeast side of Herrin eastward across the Johnston City area. The primary damage consisted of numerous trees and tree limbs down, along with some power lines. Several power poles were broken just east of Herrin. One of the downed power poles caused power lines to fall on a moving car, trapping the occupants of the car until the power company arrived. Rail traffic was halted by a tree across a railroad track. A porch roof was damaged between Herrin and Johnston City. There were numerous power outages, prompting a nighttime curfew for Johnston City. Trees were down across streets. There was minor damage to a few homes in Johnston City, primarily due to downed trees and limbs. A chimney was blown onto a pickup truck in Johnston City, shattering the windshield and denting it. Peak winds were estimated near 75 mph.
April 2011Thunderstorm WindHerrin$50,000Trees were snapping, and power was out. Two trees landed on houses. Two trees in the front yards of houses landed on a chain link fence.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindHerrin$25,000Shingles were blown off roofs. Three to six-inch diameter limbs were blown out of trees at the north end of town.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindHerrin$20,000Tree limbs and some trees fell into power lines. A trained spotter estimated winds gusted to 70 mph.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindHerrin$20,000A half dozen trees were blown down. Widespread power outages were reported throughout the community due to blown transformers.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindHerrin$12,000A tree was blown down onto a car in Herrin.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindHerrin$10,000Radio antennas were damaged.
April 2006Thunderstorm WindHerrin$10,000Widespread downed trees and power lines were reported in Herrin. Shingle damage was reported two miles north of town.
July 2004Thunderstorm WindHerrin$10,000A 119-year-old tree fell on a house in Marion. A large tree limb 6 to 8 inches in diameter fell on a house in Energy. A 4-inch limb fell on a house in Herrin.
January 2013Thunderstorm WindHerrin$8,000Numerous tree limbs were down in Herrin, where a trained spotter estimated the wind gusted to 70 mph. In Johnston City, a trained spotter estimated a wind gust to 70 mph.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindHerrin$5,000Trees were uprooted in Herrin as a result of thunderstorm downdraft winds.
May 2023Thunderstorm WindHerrin$5,000Tree limbs were down, and power outages were reported.
November 2017Thunderstorm WindHerrin$5,000Power lines were down across Highway 166. The highway was closed to traffic. Tree limbs were blown down between Herrin and Colp.
August 2023Thunderstorm WindHerrin$4,000Trees were down.
July 2012Thunderstorm WindHerrin$4,000A trained spotter reported downed tree limbs. Wind gusts were estimated near 60 mph.
December 2015Thunderstorm WindHerrin$3,000A power line was blown down near Herrin.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindHerrin$2,000Tree limbs were broken.
July 2006Flash FloodHerrin$2,000Major street flooding occurred in Herrin, where water washed over a two-block area along 17th and 18th Streets. The water entered at least one house. The flooding was videotaped and broadcast on local television news. In nearby Marion, 2.47 inches of rain was measured from thunderstorms.
January 2020Thunderstorm WindHerrin$1,000Small tree limbs were broken. The report was received via the mping (Meteorological Phenomena Identification Near the Ground) app.
March 2022FloodHerrin-Street flooding was reported in several locations in Williamson County, mainly along and northwest of a line from Herrin to Carterville. The water was six to eight inches deep.
February 2018FloodHerrin-Several secondary roads were closed due to flooding within the county.
July 2017FloodHerrin-Near the Herrin city hall, Highway 148 was flooded at the intersection with a city street. Local authorities reported this is an intersection that typically floods during heavy rain.
May 2016HailHerrin-Dime to nickel-size hail was reported in Herrin and just north of town.
April 2014FloodHerrin-Numerous roads remained underwater due to the heavy rain over the previous 24 hours.
July 2012HailHerrin-The hail was accompanied by winds estimated near 50 mph.
September 2012FloodHerrin-Flooding occurred in Herrin, especially on a few residential streets east of Highway 148. Yards were flooded.
April 2011Flash FloodHerrin-At least a foot of water was over four to five intersections in Herrin.
June 2011Heavy RainHerrin-Some localized street flooding occurred in low areas.
May 2010Heavy RainHerrin-Six to eight inches of water covered Highway 148 just north of city hall. Water was over the curb of a side street.
May 2008HailHerrin-There were numerous reports of dime to quarter size hail throughout the county. Most of the hail was along a path from Herrin southeast across Marion. Dime size hail was reported in downtown Marion. Strong winds were reported several miles north of Marion.
April 2008Flash FloodHerrin-Water was over roads. A few roads were closed.
February 2007Heavy RainHerrin-Water was rising out of ditches and onto a road.
June 2004HailHerrin-Penny to nickel size hail fell on the northwest side of Herrin.
August 2001Flash FloodHerrin-Thunderstorms with very heavy rain persisted over the city of Herrin for over an hour. Spotters reported water over 17th, 18th, and 19th Streets on the northwest side of Herrin. Water was up to the grill of a pickup truck.
June 1998Thunderstorm WindHerrin-Wind gusts up to 65 MPH were observed.
June 1995HailHerrin-The large hail fell for 10 minutes and covered the ground. A weather observer recorded 1.88 inches of rain in this storm.
April 2020HailHerrin-no account filed
April 2018HailHerrin-no account filed
April 2017HailHerrin-no account filed
November 2017HailHerrin-no account filed
April 2015HailHerrin-no account filed
July 2012HailHerrin-no account filed
April 2011HailHerrin-no account filed
June 2011HailHerrin-no account filed
June 2009HailHerrin-no account filed
June 2008HailHerrin-no account filed
May 2004HailHerrin-no account filed
April 2002HailHerrin-no account filed
January 1999HailHerrin-no account filed
June 1996FloodHerrin-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Williamson 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
Sunnyside1.4 miles18
Paineville1.4 miles18
Herrin Junction1.7 miles18
Chittyville1.8 miles18
Energy2.0 miles18
Colp2.8 miles18
Clifford3.0 miles18
Dewmaine3.0 miles18

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 HerrinAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q577950The 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 410105. 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.

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.