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Nauvoo, Illinois

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1936 and the latest in 1990. It stands in Nauvoo Township. It lies in ZIP code area 62354. It lies near Gilligans Island. The Survey maps it on the Nauvoo quadrangle. 950 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 751 feet above sea level.

Nauvoo within Hancock County

On record in Nauvoo

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 2 records

Population over time

2 figures

Nauvoo fell from 1,149 to 950 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
20101,149
2020950-199 (-17%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 surveys from 15 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.

What happened here

An account from the chapter on Nauvoo township. The inset identifies its exact source book and publication year.

From History of Hancock County, Illinois, Together with an Outline History of the State, and a Digest of State Laws, published 1880 - Nauvoo Township

John D. Lee

Our readers will remember this individual as having been tried, found guilt}-, and executed a few j-ears ago in Utah, for his participation in the Mountain Meadow Massacre. In looking over the Church organ, we find his name as having been a resident at K^auvoo in ISiS, and a ti-aveling elder, preaching and healing the sick, as reported.

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In the county-history sources

47,953 words on this township

History of Hancock County, Illinois, Together with an Outline History of the State, and a Digest of State Laws, published 1880 names this settlement in its chapter on Nauvoo Township. These are the passages that mention it, exactly as the scans read.

Before me, John C. Bennett, Mayor of the City of Nauvoo, personally came Joseph ' Smith, President of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints (commonly called Mormons), who. being duly sworn accorcUng to law, deposeth and saith, that he has never directly or indirectly encom-aged the purloining of property, or taught the doctrine of stealing, or any other evil practice, and that all such vile and unlaw- ful acts will ever receive his unqualified and unreserved disapproval, and the most vigorous opposition of the Church over which he presides, aud fm-ther this deponent saith not.

Passage source: History of Hancock County, Illinois, Together with an Outline History of the State, and a Digest of State Laws, published 1880.

City of Nauvoo, III., Nov. 30, 1841. To Brevet-Moj.-Gen. WiUon Law: - We, the undersigned, memljcrs of the General Court Martial, detailed by you on the order of Lt.-Gen. Smith, through Maj.- Gen. Bennett, for the trial of David Smith and Joseph Holbrook, officers of the Nauvoo Legion, charged with theft, and being accessory thereto, are of the opinion that they are guilty of the charges preferred against them, and our unanimous decision is that they be casJiiered, and their names be stricken from the rank roU. Witness against David Smith - Hazen Kimball. Witnesses against Joseph Holbrook - B. Young and W. Richards.

Passage source: History of Hancock County, Illinois, Together with an Outline History of the State, and a Digest of State Laws, published 1880.

To Lt.-Geri. Smith: - The General Court-Martial detailed for the trial of David Smith and Joseph Holbrook, officers of the Nauvoo Legion, have made the above report to me, and asked my concurrence in the same, wliich, under the circumstances, can not be withheld : it is, therefore, submitted to you for your final approval or disapproval.

Passage source: History of Hancock County, Illinois, Together with an Outline History of the State, and a Digest of State Laws, published 1880.

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 Nauvoo Township - it names this place 116 more 116 times.

Mines and quarries near this place

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Nauvoo: 2 past producers, 2 producers. 2 still produce. What was taken out: Sand and Gravel, Construction, Molybdenum. 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
Fort Madison Conversion Mo PlantMolybdenumProducer
Brockman PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
UnknownSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer

Every working recorded in Hancock County

Storms near this place

34 since 1997

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Nauvoo in 34 storm reports between 1997 and 2024: 14 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 5 flood, 3 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 2003Thunderstorm WindNauvoo$3,500,000Also by spotters. Trees flattened.
June 2010FloodNauvoo$250,000Heavy rains during the third week of June resulted in the Mississippi River at Keokuk going above the moderate flood stage level of 17.5 feet on June 22 around 5 am. It crested around 18.6 feet around 7 pm June 22. It fell below the moderate flood stage level around 1 pm June 25.||The Mississippi River at Gregory Landing went above the moderate flood stage level of 18 feet on June 22 around 3 am. It crested around 19.7 feet around 1 am June 23. It fell below the moderate flood stage level around 8 am June 28.
September 2003HailNauvoo$70,000Minor street flooding from heavy rain.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindNauvoo$40,000Downburst winds produced a damage path that was 5 blocks long and 100 yards wide. The path of wind damage was from northwest to southeast from near Knight Street on Route 96 to near the Parley Street extension. The majority of the damage occurred to trees. Many of the trees were large, with several being uprooted. One newer brick building, with double doors, had one door blown off or damaged. The Nauvoo Family Motel had glass in the front door and glass and pictures in the lobby shattered by the wind.No injuries were reported.
June 2010Flash FloodNauvoo$10,000Heavy rains resulted in flash flooding of Highway 96 in western Hancock County during the afternoon and early evening of June 12. The highway was under water at several locations between Hamilton, IL and Dallas City, IL. In addition, flood waters covered part of the Powelton Blacktop east of Nauvoo, IL as well as various parts of northwest Hancock County.
September 2005Thunderstorm WindNauvoo$10,000Illinois highway 96 covered with downed branches between Nauvoo and Hamilton.
May 2004Thunderstorm WindNauvoo$10,000KDVN 88D had 80+ knots aloft in Lee County Iowa
May 2004Thunderstorm WindNauvoo$5,000Numerous trees down
August 2003HailNauvoo$5,000no account filed
May 2004HailNauvoo$4,000no account filed
June 2005Thunderstorm WindNauvoo$3,000Trees down and Great River Rd.
June 2023Thunderstorm WindNauvoo-Major tree damage reported around town.
March 2019FloodNauvoo-Heavy rain and snow melt across the region caused the Mississippi River at Lock and Dam 19 near Keokuk Iowa to to rise above major flood stage of 19 feet on March 22nd. The river remained above major flood stage through the end of the month. An initial crest of 20.78 feet occurred around midnight on the 31st.
May 2019FloodNauvoo-The Mississippi River at Keokuk Lock and Dam 19 rose above its major flood stage of 19 feet during morning of May 22nd and continue into June. The river crested at 25.60 feet at 3 PM CST on May 30th. This was the 3rd highest crest on record.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindNauvoo-A member of the public reported numerous trees and powerlines down in Navoo. A mobile home was destroyed. The time of the event was estimated using radar.
April 2019FloodNauvoo-The Mississippi River at Keokuk Lock and Dam 19 rose above its major flood stage on April 5th and fell back below major flood stage on the 16th. The river remained near a crest of 19.7 feet the 10th through the 13th.
April 2019HailNauvoo-A public report of nickel size hail was received.
August 2017Thunderstorm WindNauvoo-The sheriffs office relayed reports of branches down on power lines in Nauvoo. The time of the event was estimated using radar.
March 2016HailNauvoo-Hail reported up to the size of dimes.
July 2015Flash FloodNauvoo-Highway 96 was closed for localized flash flooding.
July 2015Thunderstorm WindNauvoo-Isolated trees were down in town and also 4 to 5 miles south of town.
May 2013FloodNauvoo-Heavy rains during the last week of May resulted in the Mississippi River at Keokuk, IA going above the major flood stage level of 19 feet during the evening of May 29th. It briefly fell about 1/4 of an inch below the major flood stage level during the early evening hours of May 30. It then rose above 19 feet and remained above it through the end of the month.
June 2002Flash FloodNauvoo-Portions of a blacktop road between Nauvoo and Hamilton covered with 6 inches of water.
June 2001Thunderstorm WindNauvoo-60 mph thunderstorm wind gusts reported by trained spotter.
August 2001Thunderstorm WindNauvoo-Law enforcement reported power lines down
August 1997Thunderstorm WindNauvoo-Trees downed.
March 2024HailNauvoo-no account filed
May 2024HailNauvoo-no account filed
April 2020HailNauvoo-no account filed
April 2020HailNauvoo-no account filed
April 2020HailNauvoo-no account filed
May 2004Funnel CloudNauvoo-no account filed
August 2003Thunderstorm WindNauvoo-no account filed
May 1998HailNauvoo-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Hancock 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
Quashquema (historical)0.1 miles15
Sonora (historical)4.2 miles16
Old Niota6.2 miles15
Powellton6.2 miles15
Niota6.9 miles15
Hamilton10.9 miles16
Pontoosuc11.0 miles17
Colusa11.6 miles15

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 NauvooAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q576110The 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 414307. 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.