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Peotone, Illinois

14 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1949 and the latest in 1991. It stands in Will Township. It lies in ZIP code area 60468. The Survey maps it on the Peotone quadrangle. 4,150 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 705 feet above sea level.

Peotone within Will County

On record in Peotone

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

Peotone grew from 4,142 to 4,150 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.

YearPeople Change
20104,142
20204,150+8 (+0%)

Topographic sheets covering this place

7 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.

Fires near this place

19 since 2012

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 19 fires within 5 miles of Peotone between 2012 and 2020, burning about 17 acres in total. 1 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/undetermined13
Debris and open burning2
Railroad operations and maintenance2
Natural1
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
30 September 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIllinois Division of Forestry Resources12-690
1 September 2020Naturalunder an acreIllinois Division of Forestry Resources2020-1847
15 August 2017Debris and open burning1.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources1700715
11 July 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIllinois Division of Forestry Resources12-485
26 June 2012Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIllinois Division of Forestry Resources12-434
17 June 2017Railroad operations and maintenance1.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources1700526
12 June 2017Arson/incendiarism7.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources1700515
12 June 2012Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources12-401

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Will County

Storms near this place

48 since 1993

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Peotone in 48 storm reports between 1993 and 2025: 27 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 5 flood, 3 tornado. The reports record 3 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
October 2010Tornado (EF2)Peotone2 hurt, $500,000A tornado touched down about 4 miles east of Peotone. The tornado produced its most intense damage along South Will Center Road, about halfway between Corning Road and Peotone-Beacher Road, removing a house's roof, collapsing exterior walls on the second floor of the house, and completely destroying a garage and three other outbuildings. Two teenage boys were injured in the house. Four power poles were also downed just northeast of the area along Peotone-Beecher Road. Additional EF1 and EF0 damage was found along a path running southwest toward Kennedy Road. This damage consisted of collapsed outbuildings, snapped cedar trees, and damage to homes. One home on Corning Road was pushed off its foundation and the chimney collapsed.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindPeotone1 hurt, $10,000A semi truck was blown over on Interstate 57, one mile north of Will-Peotone Road. The driver was taken to a hospital with minor injuries. Trees and tree limbs were blown down in Peotone.
August 2014Thunderstorm WindPeotone$100,000Numerous branches larger than eight inches in diameter were blown down within a couple block radius in Peotone. A tent was blown down and there was some damage to a couple rides at the Will County Fair. A car was crushed by a downed tree on Louise Street. Tree limbs and power lines were blown down on the west side of Rathje Road. A tree around a foot in diameter snapped to the south of Conner Shaw School.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindPeotone$25,000A semi was lifted upwards of 10 feet into the air and blown over on Interstate 57 near the northbound rest area.
August 2007FloodPeotone$25,000Minor street and basement flooding with storm total rainfall of 4.61 inches.
February 2017Thunderstorm WindPeotone$5,000A metal roof was blown off a large barn but the rafters were still intact.
June 2007Thunderstorm WindPeotone$3,000A 14 inch diameter tree limb was blown down and an empty pool caved in.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindPeotone-A 14 inch diameter tree limb was snapped on Crawford Street.
May 2025Thunderstorm WindPeotone-A private weather station measured a wind gust to 62 mph.
July 2024Tornado (EF0)Peotone-A tornado with estimated peak winds of 85 mph touched down near the intersection of Drecksler Road and Kennedy Road where numerous large tree limbs were blown down. The tops of approximately 20 trees were sheared off about a quarter mile south of Kennedy Road. The tornado tracked nearly due east along Kennedy Road producing tree damage until it crossed Egyptian Trail where it turned to the northeast. A collapsed outbuilding and broken windows were observed to two homes near Egyptian Trail. The tornado continued producing tree damage and caused significant roof damage to a house on Will Center Road. The tornado began moving to the east near Crawford Avenue and Corning Road, producing significant tree damage in this area. Shingles were blown off a roof and a chicken coop was destroyed along Corning Road, just west of Western Avenue. The tornado then ended east of Western Avenue.
March 2023HailPeotone-A report was received of penny size to quarter size hail.
July 2023Tornado (EFU)Peotone-Drone footage and high resolution satellite data revealed that a tornado touched down near north of E 12000N Road just east of S Rathje Road south of Peotone and lifted in a field between S Drecksler Road and S Ridgeland Avenue. This tornado was on the ground for less than 2 minutes and was around 15 yards wide. The only damage noted was to crops, namely soybeans.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindPeotone-A private weather station measured a wind gust to 74 mph.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindPeotone-Widespread tree damage was reported on the northwest side of Peotone.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindPeotone-Large tree limbs were blown down near Interstate 57 and Wilmington Road.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindPeotone-A wind gust to 69 mph was measured 35 feet above the ground on the police station near 3rd Street and Main Street. Numerous 4 to 5 inch diameter tree limbs were blown down with debris in roadways.
July 2022Thunderstorm WindPeotone-Several large tree limbs were blown down.
August 2022Thunderstorm WindPeotone-A nine inch diameter tree limb was blown down near Corning Avenue and Conrad Avenue.
September 2021Thunderstorm WindPeotone-Tree limbs 8 inches in diameter were blown down.
September 2021Thunderstorm WindPeotone-Ten to twelve utility poles were blown down.
July 2020Thunderstorm WindPeotone-A rotten tree fell onto a house in the 100 block of West Street.
June 2019Thunderstorm WindPeotone-Tree limbs 6 to 8 inches in diameter were blown down.
August 2019HailPeotone-Large hail to the size of golf balls fell for several minutes over much of Peotone causing damage to roofs, siding and vehicles.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindPeotone-Wind gusts were estimated to 75 mph.
August 2019Thunderstorm WindPeotone-Several large tree limbs were blown down and the roof an old barn was damaged.
February 2018FloodPeotone-A 52 year old woman drown inside a car that was found submerged in a flooded ditch.
June 2013Thunderstorm WindPeotone-Large tree limbs were blown down near the corner of 3rd Street and Corning Avenue.
May 2013Thunderstorm WindPeotone-A large tree was blown down.
June 2011FloodPeotone-Heavy rain measuring 2.74 inches caused 8 inches of standing water at the intersection of North Peotone Road and Center Road.
July 2010FloodPeotone-Standing water was reported in streets and parking lots in Peotone. Rainfall of 2.48 inches was measured in a three hour period.
March 2009FloodPeotone-Flooding was reported on rural roads outside of Peotone. Standing water of 8 to 10 inches was reported on Joliet Road one half mile east of Interstate 57. Standing water of 4 to 5 inches was reported on north Peotone Road one quarter mile west of Harlem.
August 2009Heavy RainPeotone-Rainfall of 2.06 inches was reported in the past 24 hours.
January 2008HailPeotone-Penny size hail was reported at Interstate 57 and Wilmington-Peotone Road.
February 1999Thunderstorm WindPeotone-A greenhouse was damaged at Peotone. Tree limbs and power lines were blown down in Monee.
July 1997HailPeotone-Hail measuring 1.75 inches in diameter, damaged a police car at I-57 and Harlem, just north of Peotone.
March 2023Thunderstorm WindPeotone-no account filed
August 2019Thunderstorm WindPeotone-no account filed
September 2019HailPeotone-no account filed
August 2014Thunderstorm WindPeotone-no account filed
June 2012HailPeotone-no account filed
June 2012HailPeotone-no account filed
October 2012Thunderstorm WindPeotone-no account filed
August 2011HailPeotone-no account filed
May 2010HailPeotone-no account filed
May 2010HailPeotone-no account filed
May 2001Funnel CloudPeotone-no account filed
June 1998Thunderstorm WindPeotone-no account filed
April 1993HailPeotone-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Will 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
Country Hills4.8 miles17
Heatherbrook Estates5.2 miles17
Gorman Farm5.4 miles17
Andres5.8 miles13
Ridgeland Lakes Estates6.0 miles17
Country Oaks6.4 miles17
Monee6.5 miles17
Country Meadows6.8 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 PeotoneAn encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied.
Wikidata item Q2671990The 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 415542. 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.

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.