BlockNew Grand Chain, Illinois
18 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1987. It stands in Grand Chain precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62941. The Survey maps it on the Cypress quadrangle. 150 people lived here at the 2020 count.
Population over time
2 figuresNew Grand Chain fell from 210 to 150 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 | 210 | |
| 2020 | 150 | -60 (-29%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
11 surveys from 18 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.
- 1920 USGS Dongola quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1923 USGS Dongola quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1966 USGS Cypress quadrangle1:24000
- 1984 USGS Cape Girardeau quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Cape Girardeau quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
Fires near this place
9 since 1993Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 9 fires within 5 miles of New Grand Chain between 1993 and 2010, burning about 60 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/undetermined | 6 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 1 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 1 |
| Debris and open burning | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 August 2007 | Arson/incendiarism | 9.7 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | not named |
| 6 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 1616 |
| 6 March 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 24 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 16 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | CACHE |
| 1 February 1993 | Equipment and vehicle use | 25 acres | Shawnee National Forest | not named |
| 8 November 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge | LONG REACH |
| 11 November 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4.0 acres | Cypress Creek National Wildlife Refuge | NORMANDY |
| 30 October 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | FALCONER |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of New Grand Chain: 1 occurrence, 1 plant. 1 still produces. What was taken out: Fire Clay (Refractory), 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 | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Charles Stone Plant #15 & Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Plant | ||
| Shawnee Low Interest Refractory Clay Deposit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | Sedimentary |
Storms near this place
16 since 2008Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names New Grand Chain in 16 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 14 flood, 1 tornado, 1 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF0) | New Grand Chain | $30,000 | The tornado was very weak as it touched down along the Ohio River. In this area, trees were uprooted, and a few trees were snapped. At a campground east of Grand Chain, several campers were damaged, and one was overturned. Peak winds were estimated near 70 mph. The tornado remained weak as it crossed into Massac County. |
| March 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | New Grand Chain | $5,000 | An outbuilding was destroyed on Brushy Road off of Highway 37 southeast of New Grand Chain. |
| February 2018 | Flood | New Grand Chain | - | The Ohio River rose above flood stage around mid-month and continued rising through the end of the month. Low-lying county roads were flooded. Agricultural bottomland was inundated. |
| March 2018 | Flood | New Grand Chain | - | The Ohio River rose above flood stage on the 30th and continued rising through the end of the month. The flooding during late March was minor. |
| July 2015 | Flood | New Grand Chain | - | Minor flooding continued along the Ohio River from late June through most of July. The flooding inundated mainly agricultural bottomland and surrounding low-lying areas. |
| February 2013 | Flood | New Grand Chain | - | Minor flooding occurred along the Ohio River. Low-lying woods and fields, as well as riverside access roads, were inundated. |
| July 2013 | Flood | New Grand Chain | - | Minor flooding occurred along the Ohio River near Grand Chain. Low-lying fields, woodlands, and river access roads were flooded. |
| January 2013 | Flood | New Grand Chain | - | Minor flooding occurred along the Ohio River near Grand Chain. Some low-lying parks and woodlands near the river were underwater. |
| April 2010 | Flood | New Grand Chain | - | Minor flooding of the Ohio River occurred around Grand Chain. Some low-lying fields and river access points were under water. |
| January 2010 | Flood | New Grand Chain | - | Minor flooding occurred on the Ohio River. At the Grand Chain gage, the river crested at 47.90 feet on the 29th. Flood stage there is 42 feet. Some low-lying fields near the river were inundated. Water reached the power house at Lock and Dam 53. The river remained above flood stage into early February. |
| February 2010 | Flood | New Grand Chain | - | Minor flooding occurred along the Ohio River. After cresting in late January, the river rose slowly again in early February. At the Grand Chain gage, the river crested a second time at 44.30 feet on the 11th. This was lower than the January crest by almost four feet. Flood stage is 42 feet. Some bottomland fields and river boat launches were under water. |
| March 2010 | Flood | New Grand Chain | - | Minor flooding of the Ohio River occurred at Grand Chain. At the Grand Chain river gage, where flood stage is 42 feet, the river crested at 45.20 feet on the 23rd. Low-lying fields and woodlands near the river were flooded. Some flooding of river access roads occurred. The river remained well above flood stage through the end of the month, cresting a second time at 44.90 feet on the 31st. |
| February 2008 | Flood | New Grand Chain | - | The Ohio River crested at 44.70 feet at Grand Chain Lock and Dam on the 19th. Flood stage is 42 feet. Minor flooding of low-lying bottomlands and fields occurred. |
| March 2008 | Flood | New Grand Chain | - | Major flooding of the Ohio River occurred. At the Grand Chain gage, the river crested at 54.40 feet on March 26. Flood stage there is 42 feet, and major flooding begins at 53 feet. Water reached the power house at Lock and Dam 53. Large areas of agricultural land were flooded. Spring planting was not yet underway, so crop losses were negligible. |
| May 2008 | Flood | New Grand Chain | - | Minor flooding of the Ohio River occurred. At Grand Chain, the river crested at 42.5 feet. Flood stage there is 42 feet. Bottomland fields along the river were flooded. |
| April 2011 | Flood | New Grand Chain | - | 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.
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 New Grand Chain | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q2484530 | 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 414399. 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.