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Perryville, Illinois

15 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1981. It stands in Cherry Valley Township. It lies in ZIP code area 61016. It stands on South Branch Kishwaukee River. The Survey maps it on the Cherry Valley quadrangle.

Perryville within Winnebago County

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.

In the county-history sources

16,109 words on this township

The History of Winnebago County, Illinois : Its Past and Present, Containing ... a Biographical Directory of Its Citizens, War Record of Its Volunteers in the Late Rebellion, General and Local Statistics ... History of the Northwest, History of Illinois ... Etc, published 1877 has no passage naming this settlement, which was common for smaller places. Its township is covered in full.

The chapter on Cherry Valley Township covers the township.

Read the chapter on Cherry Valley Township - 16,109 words.

Fires near this place

3 since 2017

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Perryville between 2017 and 2019, burning about 4 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 burning2
Missing data/not specified/undetermined1

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
22 April 2019Debris and open burning2.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources2019201
11 March 2018Debris and open burning1.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources2018-176
3 February 2017Missing data/not specified/undeterminedunder an acreIllinois Division of Forestry Resources1700059/1700061

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Winnebago County

Mines and quarries near this place

10 of 12 shown

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 12 workings within 5 miles of Perryville: 6 past producers, 5 producers, 1 plant. 6 still produce. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Cherry Valley Sand & GravelSand and Gravel, ConstructionProducer
Rockview PitSand and Gravel, ConstructionPast Producer
Belvidere QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Gantzer QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Irene Quarry & Mill #3Stone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Mulford Quarry & MillStone, Crushed/BrokenPlant
Rock View StoneStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Rockford MaterialsStone, Crushed/BrokenProducer
Sahlstrom QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer
Sand Hollow QuarryStone, Crushed/BrokenPast Producer

Every working recorded in Winnebago County

Storms near this place

15 since 2008

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Perryville in 15 storm reports between 2008 and 2025: 9 thunderstorm wind, 2 flood, 2 flash flood, 1 hail. 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
June 2025Thunderstorm WindPerryville-Photo shared via social media showed a tree branch down into the street on the southeast side of Rockford.
July 2025Thunderstorm WindPerryville-Multiple trees and power lines were blown down in Cherry Valley and on the southeast side of Rockford.
May 2024Thunderstorm WindPerryville-A few power lines were blown down in southeast Rockford and Cherry Valley.
July 2024Thunderstorm WindPerryville-Large tree limbs were blown down along Mulford Road.
August 2022Flash FloodPerryville-A small, typically dry ditch was out of its banks near Linden Road and Brookdale Road.
September 2019Heavy RainPerryville-Measured rainfall of 3.90 inches was reported.
July 2019Thunderstorm WindPerryville-A two foot diameter tree was snapped near its base. The tree appeared at least somewhat rotted.
July 2017Thunderstorm WindPerryville-An eight inch diameter Willow tree was blown over near Interstate 39 and US 20.
February 2017HailPerryville-Nickel size hail was reported near Harrison Avenue and Mulford Road.
July 2016Flash FloodPerryville-Roads flooded with multiple vehicles stranded and flooded along Interstate 39 and Rt. 20. A lane of traffic on Interstate 39 was closed near the Magic Waters water park in Cherry Valley.
July 2011Thunderstorm WindPerryville-Wind gusts were estimated to 75 mph near State Street and Perryville Road.
June 2009FloodPerryville-Four to five inches of standing water was reported along Business 20 in Perryville.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindPerryville-A large tree was blown down blocking traffic on Mulford Road just north of Harrison Avenue.
June 2009Thunderstorm WindPerryville-A wind gust was estimated to 70 mph on Interstate 39, south of Rockford.
July 2008FloodPerryville-Minor flooding was reported near Linden and Mulford Roads on the south side of Rockford as well as near Riverside and Interstate 90. Ditches were also reported filled with water.

Every storm recorded in Winnebago 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
Valley View Farm0.5 miles15
Valley View0.7 miles15
Coventry Hills East0.9 miles15
Coventry Creek1.0 miles15
Panorama Valley1.2 miles15
Mulford Highlands1.3 miles17
Coventry Hills1.3 miles17
Hickory View Estates1.6 miles17

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 423063. 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.