Menominee, Illinois
20 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1901 and the latest in 1984. It stands in Menominee Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61025. The Survey maps it on the Menominee quadrangle. 211 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 761 feet above sea level.
Population over time
2 figuresMenominee fell from 248 to 211 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.
| Year | People | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 248 | |
| 2020 | 211 | -37 (-15%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
9 surveys from 20 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.
- 1901 USGS Peosta quadrangle1:125000, 4 printings
- 1935 USGS East Dubuque quadrangle1:62500
- 1940 USGS East Dubuque quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1955 USGS Menominee quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
- 1959 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1961 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1962 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1976 USGS Dubuque quadrangle1:250000
- 1984 USGS Dubuque South quadrangle1:100000, 4 printings
In the county-history sources
19,270 words on this townshipThe History of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Constitution of the United States, published 1878 names this settlement in its chapter on Menominee Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.
About the same time Mr. Simmons built the first grist mill in the township. Soon after the Black Hawk War, Simmons and Shipton moved over on the Little Menominee, near the western edge of the township, where Mr. Shipton lived until the time of his death. Mr. Simmons afterwards moved to Iowa. Jacob Drablebis broke land and built a cabin, in 1833, on a claim in the southeastern part of the township which he afterwards sold to Harvey Mann, and moved to Iowa. James Hughlett, Benoni R. Gillett and Adolphus Hamlin were the first mineral smelters in this township. Their furnace was located near the
Passage source: The History of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Constitution of the United States, published 1878.
In the same year, John Shipton moved to the township, but soon sold out and went to Iowa, and Thomas Prouse settled on the lower Dubuque road. From this time settlers appeared more rapidly, so that Menominee, may be considered among the older townships of the county. It had a population, in 1850, of 720, and in 1860, of 853, while the inhabitants in 1870, numbered 593.
Passage source: The History of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Constitution of the United States, published 1878.
ARTS HEXRY, Farmer; Sec. 21; P. O. Excelsior Mills; has 100 acres; born May 6, 1842, on same farm on which he now lives; married May 1, 1862, to Miss Augusta C. Gotiea; had six children : Julia A.. Mary A., Louisa S., Catharine J., Gusta M., Rose C. ; held office of Constable 6 year? ; held office of Assessor and Collector of Menominee Tp. for 6 years, which he now holds.
Passage source: The History of Jo Daviess County, Illinois, Containing a History of the County, Its Cities, Towns, Etc., a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Constitution of the United States, published 1878.
Machine-read from a century-old scan, so expect the errors a machine makes: misspelled names, dropped words, stray characters.
Read the whole chapter on Menominee Township - it names this place 6 more 6 times.
Fires near this place
3 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Menominee between 1992 and 2019, burning about 5 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 | 1 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 1 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 May 2019 | Smoking | under an acre | Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources | 191476 |
| 10 April 2014 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Iowa Department of Natural Resources | not named |
| 29 October 1992 | Recreation and ceremony | 1.5 acres | Savanna District, Upper Mississippi National Wildlife Refuge | ISLAND228 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 19 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 19 workings within 5 miles of Menominee: 12 past producers, 3 producers, 2 occurrences, 2 unknowns. 3 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dubuque Sand and Gravel Dredge | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Herman Smith Mine No. 1 | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Herman Smith Mine No. 1 | Lead, Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Jones Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Producer | ||
| Big Tom Mine | Zinc | Past Producer | ||
| Fairplay Level | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | Galena | |
| Fairplay Level | Lead, Zinc | Unknown | Galena | |
| Fairplay Level Mine | Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | ||
| E. G. Weinen & Sons Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Graham Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
9 since 1999Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Menominee in 9 storm reports between 1999 and 2026: 4 thunderstorm wind, 2 hail, 2 flash flood, 1 tornado. 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Menominee | $100,000 | Menominee fire house was blown over in damaging winds. |
| April 2026 | Flash Flood | Menominee | - | First report of flash flooding, from Mping. |
| July 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Menominee | - | A pubic report with estimated 80 MPH winds with damage to a a ell built slide at this location. |
| July 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Menominee | - | A few trees down along Highway 20. |
| June 2015 | Flash Flood | Menominee | - | Law Enforcement reported several roads flooded and impassable in county, especially in Hanover and Galena areas. At least one road was partially washed out. |
| November 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Menominee | - | Local law enforcement reported a barn was thrown onto the nearby road and multiple homes were damaged. One home had its roof blown off and rescues were performed. Multiple reports of structural damage to buildings in the area. |
| April 2013 | Hail | Menominee | - | Quarter sized hail fell in Menominee, IL around 842 pm CDT April 29. |
| June 2008 | Hail | Menominee | - | Quarter-sized hail fell near Menominee, IL at 1:40 pm June 20. This report is from the NSSL SHAVE Project. |
| May 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Menominee | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| East Dubuque | 5.8 miles | 20 | |
| Millbrig (historical) | 6.9 miles | 19 | |
| Galena | 7.4 miles | 19 | |
| Gears Ferry | 7.7 miles | 19 | |
| Portage | 8.3 miles | 19 | |
| Bremen | 8.7 miles | 19 | |
| Galena Junction | 9.2 miles | 18 | |
| Council Hill | 9.5 miles | 16 |
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 Menominee | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q613781 | 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 413407. 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.








