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Lanark, Illinois

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1942 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Rock Creek-Lima Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61046. The Survey maps it on the Lanark quadrangle.

Lanark within Carroll County

On record in Lanark

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 1 record

Topographic sheets covering this place

9 surveys from 14 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.

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 Lanark: 4 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Heldt QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Jones QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
L. Poffenberger QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Lake Carroll QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
McKenna QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Witt QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Carroll County

Storms near this place

34 since 1999

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Lanark in 34 storm reports between 1999 and 2026: 20 thunderstorm wind, 8 hail, 2 tornado, 2 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
July 2010Flash FloodLanark$10,000,000After about a foot of rain in 2 days, creek and small river basins rose rapidly Saturday morning. Numerous rural roads throughout the county suffered from washouts and excessive erosion. Near Argo Fay, Johnson Creek overflowed its banks and closed Big Cut Road.||In Mount Carroll, flooding of the Waukarusa River forced evacuations of about 80 homes, mainly on or near Mill Street. The local fire chief estimated that 80% of Mount Carroll residences had water in their basements.||The Plum River overflowed its banks between Lake Carroll and Savanna, causing extensive and severe damage. Just west of Lake Carroll, a farm house on Polsgrove Road flooded. The resident of the home described the event, saying that around 5 am there was no sign of flooding nearby, and by 7 am water was in the house. ||As the flood waters approached Savanna, the Plum River either overflowed or breached (it is unclear which) a high bank along Scenic Bluff Road, flowing then through the railroad yard to the Mississippi River. Local residents describe water rising about 4 feet in literally a few minutes. In Savanna, an estimated 625 people were evacuated, mainly from the eastern and southern portions of town. Due to the rapidly rising water, first responders in Savanna rescued more than 60 people from their homes. At least 12 homes suffered water up to the first floor and a Swiss Colony factory had several feet of water throughout its facility. Emergency management estimated 10 homes completely destroyed and 75 seriously damaged in Savanna alone. The raging flood waters washed away more than 30 yards of embankment supporting an overpass on the Highway 84 viaduct, washing away two rows of pylons that were supporting the bridge and closing the primary access route south of Savanna indefinitely. Numerous rail cars in the train yard were overturned, some of them washed up against bridges. Both DM&E and Burlington Northern suffered damage to their rail lines.
April 2010LightningLanark$50,000A house caught on fire due to a lightning strike in Lanark, IL around 859 pm April 5.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindLanark$5,000Wind gusts downed tree limbs in Lanark.
May 2009Flash FloodLanark$5,000Heavy rains caused some flash flooding of some roads near Lanark, IL during the evening of May 13. Some roads on the south side of town eroded.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindLanark$5,000Six trees down with several power lines. Trees of sufficient size to block several roads.
July 2006Thunderstorm WindLanark$3,000trees down blocking the road
March 2005Thunderstorm WindLanark$1,500Trees down on IL 64 just west of Otter Creek Road.
March 2024HailLanark-Time estimated by radar, lasted 10 minutes.
June 2024Thunderstorm WindLanark-Tree downed by thunderstorm winds.
March 2023Tornado (EF1)Lanark-This tornado began southeast of Lanark in Carroll County and tracked to the northeast before moving into Ogle County about a quarter mile north of the intersection of W White Oak Road and N Brookville Road. The tornado path then continued for about 5 miles through Ogle County (see NWS Chicago StormData). The tornado then crossed into Stephenson County, just east of the intersection of N Mt. Vernon Road and Montague Road. This tornado caused extensive damage to several farm buildings and also downed a few trees along its path. The tornado was rated EF-1 in Carroll and Ogle Counties. In Stephenson County, there was no observable damage so the rating is |EF-U.
November 2022Thunderstorm WindLanark-Law Enforcement reported wires pulled down from a house in Lanark. the time of the evnt was estimated using radar.
July 2021Thunderstorm WindLanark-Large tree branch down just outside of town.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindLanark-Small tree limb damage also reported.
August 2021Thunderstorm WindLanark-A 1 foot diameter tree blown over, with another 4 inch diameter branch down as well.
June 2021Thunderstorm WindLanark-A 7-8 inch diameter tree branch blown down at Franklin and High Street.
October 2019FloodLanark-Several roads were impassable, including the Spur Road, north of Mt Carroll, and the Old Galena Trail Road, due to stream flooding and flooding on the Plum River. Other roads were also impacted.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindLanark-The Emergency Manager reported trees and power lines down.
July 2018Thunderstorm WindLanark-Time of the event was estimated using radar.
May 2016Thunderstorm WindLanark-A trained spotter reported 3 to 6 inch diameter tree limbs down.
July 2014Thunderstorm WindLanark-A trained spotter estimated thunderstorm winds gusting to 60 mph.
August 2011HailLanark-Time of hail fall was estimated from radar.
May 2011Thunderstorm WindLanark-Wind gusts measured to be 60 mph were recorded about 5 miles northwest of Lanark, IL at 554 pm CDT May 22.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindLanark-Wind gusts were estimated to be 60 mph about 3 miles north of Lanark, IL around 537 pm June 27.
July 2008Thunderstorm WindLanark-Wind gusts estimated to be 65 mph were observed just north of Lanark, IL at 12:40 pm July 31.
June 2007HailLanark-Nickel size hail accompanied a line of thunderstorms as they moved southeast across Carroll County.
July 2004HailLanark-Lasted 4 minutes
June 2003Tornado (F0)Lanark-Near Jct US 52/IL 64 & Dame Rd
July 2002Thunderstorm WindLanark-Numerous trees blown down.
June 1999Thunderstorm WindLanark-Thunderstorm winds dumped a grain leg, a grain transport device, onto a large storage bin. Numerous reports of tree limbs down.
April 2026Thunderstorm WindLanark-no account filed
August 2022HailLanark-no account filed
July 2004HailLanark-no account filed
April 2002HailLanark-no account filed
May 1999HailLanark-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Carroll 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
Georgetown2.6 miles14
Kittredge3.6 miles14
Zier Cors3.6 miles14
Ashdale Junction5.0 miles14
Lake Carroll5.3 miles14
Shannon6.1 miles14
Chadwick6.8 miles14
Mount Carroll7.7 miles14

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 411788. 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.

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.