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Hillerman, Illinois

17 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1928 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Hillerman precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62941. The Survey maps it on the Bandana quadrangle. It stands 390 feet above sea level.

Hillerman within Massac County

Topographic sheets covering this place

13 surveys from 17 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

16 since 2007

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 16 fires within 5 miles of Hillerman between 2007 and 2013, burning about 45 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
Missing data/not specified/undetermined12
Debris and open burning2
Recreation and ceremony1
Arson/incendiarism1

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
7 September 2008Arson/incendiarismunder an acreIllinois Division of Forestry Resources49
20 September 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined12 acresIllinois Division of Forestry ResourcesWALQUIST
6 August 2010Debris and open burning2.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry ResourcesSTUBBLEFIELD
22 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIllinois Division of Forestry ResourcesJOPPA
15 August 2012Debris and open burning4.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry ResourcesJOINER
13 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIllinois Division of Forestry ResourcesJONESBORO
12 August 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIllinois Division of Forestry Resources1002
26 May 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry ResourcesCARMAN

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Massac 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 Hillerman: 3 past producers, 2 occurrences, 1 producer. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Calcium. 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
Joppa Cement PlantCalciumProducer
Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Unnamed Limestone QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Anderson PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Delta Materials, Inc. DredgeSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Shawnee High Interest Sand & Gravel DepositSand and Gravel, ConstructionOccurrenceSand and Gravel

Every working recorded in Massac County

Storms near this place

5 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Hillerman in 5 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 3 tornado, 2 thunderstorm wind. The reports record 1 death and 20 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
May 2003Tornado (F4)Hillerman1 killed, 20 hurt, $10,000,000The tornado was near its maximum F-4 intensity as it crossed the Pulaski County line into western Massac County near the community of Hillerman. Estimated winds of 210 MPH disintegrated mobile homes and levelled several modern frame homes. One frame house was swept clean off its foundation, with only the roof left intact in a creek about 200 yards away. Many vehicles were lifted, rolled, or thrown up to 100 yards or more. Numerous cases of missiling were observed, including glass embedded in trees. Tree destruction in forested areas was nearly complete, and a few trees were debarked. The only fatality in Massac County was a 65-year-old female who was killed when her mobile home disintegrated. The official cause of death was blunt trauma to the head. She was found in a water-filled ravine about 100 yards from the former site of her mobile home. The frame of the mobile home was wrapped around the trunks of two trees that were stripped of all their limbs. Most of the levelled frame homes were concentrated on Boaz Road and Rolling Hills Road, in or near Hillerman. After passing through Hillerman, the tornado overturned dozens of railroad cars of a train just west of the Mermet Lake Conservation Area, which is off U.S. Route 45. The Mermet Lake Conservation Area was extensively damaged. An estimated 300 acres of forest were destroyed, boat docks were destroyed, and bathing facilities were destroyed. Dozens of waterfowl were found dead. After destroying additional residences and high tension power lines, the tornado crossed Interstate 24 near mile marker 28, about a mile south of the New Columbia exit. Tractor-trailer rigs and a tour bus were overturned on the interstate, injuring the drivers. The interstate was closed due to grain bins, tree limbs, and some building debris on the highway. Additional residences were destroyed between the interstate and the Pope County line. The tornado crossed into Pope County near where Illinois Route 145 crosses the county line. In Massac County, a total of 15 single-family houses and 13 mobile homes were destroyed. About 20 other single-family houses and 15 mobile homes received major damage. Several dozen other residences had some type of minor damage. Numerous vehicles and farming implements were destroyed, including combines. About 20 persons were injured in Massac County, but only one or two were hospitalized in serious or critical condition. Most of the injuries involved lacerations, bruises, broken bones, and internal injuries. Near Hillerman, a deputy sheriff escaped unhurt after his patrol car was thrown about 50 yards and struck by a flying tree and telephone pole.
May 2011Tornado (EF2)Hillerman$150,000The tornado gained strength after crossing into Massac County from Pulaski County. North of the Mermet Lake Conservation Area, the tornado reached peak intensity. A barn was destroyed, and debris was thrown several hundred yards. Two grain bins were destroyed, including one that was thrown over 265 yards. Other small outbuildings were destroyed. There was minor to moderate damage to four homes from falling trees and strong winds. As the tornado moved northeast, it damaged a house near the Massac/Johnson County line. The back porch was ripped off. Trees were snapped and thrown into a vehicle and garage. There was roof, siding, soffit, and shutter damage to the home as well. In a nearby field, an irrigation system was overturned. The tornado funnel was photographed from a residence near Round Knob. Peak winds were estimated near 115 mph. The average path width was 300 yards. The tornado continued northeast into Johnson County.
January 2023Tornado (EF0)Hillerman$15,000A weakening tornado crossed the Ohio River from McCracken County, Kentucky. About 50 percent of the metal roofing of a barn was blown off. A carport was destroyed. A shed was heavily damaged. There was shutter and siding damage to a home. Some trees were damaged. The tornado dissipated near the small community of Hillerman.
August 2024Thunderstorm WindHillerman$5,000Multiple trees were downed in the Joppa area including a tree on Portland Rd northwest of town as a thunderstorm moved southeastward through the area.
May 1995Thunderstorm WindHillerman-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Massac 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
Grinnell3.1 miles17
Joppa3.2 miles19
Mermet3.4 miles17
Boaz3.8 miles19
Choat5.1 miles19
New Columbia7.9 miles17
Round Knob8.1 miles23
Samoth8.6 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 HillermanAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q5763074The 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 410277. 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.