BlockPinckneyville, Illinois
12 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1924 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Pinckneyville No. 1 precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62274. It stands on Opossum Creek. The Survey maps it on the Pinckneyville quadrangle. 5,066 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 433 feet above sea level.
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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 1 record
Perry County Jaillisted 2000
Population over time
2 figuresPinckneyville fell from 5,648 to 5,066 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 | 5,648 | |
| 2020 | 5,066 | -582 (-10%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
6 surveys from 12 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.
- 1924 USGS Pinckneyville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1926 USGS Pinckneyville quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1958 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000, 3 printings
- 1962 USGS Belleville quadrangle1:250000
- 1974 USGS Pinckneyville quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1985 USGS Pinckneyville quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
8 since 2009Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 8 fires within 5 miles of Pinckneyville between 2009 and 2018, burning about 31 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 |
|---|---|
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 4 |
| Debris and open burning | 3 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 26 June 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 3.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | WYNN |
| 19 June 2012 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | PYRAMID |
| 3 April 2011 | Recreation and ceremony | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | PYRAMID2 |
| 19 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 10 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | ENGLEHARDT |
| 17 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | SCRONCE |
| 27 February 2018 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | VALENTINE |
| 14 February 2011 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | PYRAMID |
| 11 November 2012 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | CROSS |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
3 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Pinckneyville: 3 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Perry County Highway Department | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Perry County Highway Dept. | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Unnamed Limestone Quarry | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
60 of 67 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Pinckneyville in 67 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 25 thunderstorm wind, 15 hail, 9 flash flood, 9 heavy rain. The reports record 2 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinckneyville | 1 hurt, $75,000 | About a mile northwest of Pinckneyville, a very large tree fell on a mobile home and destroyed it. One person was injured. Elsewhere around Pinckneyville, numerous trees were uprooted and a barn was destroyed. One tree fell across railroad tracks, stopping train traffic. Other trees fell on power lines. Several trees were down in Tamaroa. |
| June 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinckneyville | 1 hurt | In Pinckneyville, a large tree fell on a mobile home, destroying it. A nearby truck was damaged by a falling tree limb. One person received minor scrapes when he was struck by a falling branch. At a church camp in Perry County, about 15 trees were knocked down, including one that fell through the roof of a camp lodge. Guttering and siding were blown off a home. Just northeast of Pinckneyville, there was extensive damage to outbuildings and barns. A 20-by-30 foot shed door was blown 175 yards into a field. Damage to trees and sheds occurred in DuQuoin. A large tree limb fell on a mobile home just west of Pinckneyville, causing significant damage. |
| May 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Pinckneyville | $250,000 | The tornado began on Bethel Church Road and ended at the Washington County line near where U.S. Highway 51 crosses the county line. Five barns were destroyed directly by wind. Other damage was due mostly to trees falling on buildings. At least four residences were moderately damaged. A machinery storage building and sheds were demolished. An airplane hangar was destroyed. Numerous trees were blown down, blocking some roads. At a church camp along the Washington County line, many trees were blown down, including one that fell on the camp office. A house was damaged. Peak winds were estimated near 90 MPH. |
| April 1996 | Flash Flood | Pinckneyville | $220,000 | no account filed |
| December 2015 | Tornado (EF1) | Pinckneyville | $175,000 | Peak winds were estimated near 95 mph. Numerous trees were snapped off near the base or uprooted. A portion of Route 154 was closed due to downed trees. Several homes sustained minor to major roof damage. Most of the damaged homes were located near the start of the damage track near Route 154. Several barns received significant damage. The tornado track ended on the south end of Tamaroa, where some tree limbs were broken. |
| June 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinckneyville | $75,000 | Extensive damage to trees and power lines occurred. Some trees landed on homes, vehicles, and power lines. Part of the roof was taken off an abandoned building that was open on the south side, the direction from which the storm approached. One lane of Illinois Route 13 was blocked by downed tree limbs and large sections of sheet metal roofing blown off a storage building. A few other streets were blocked by trees. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinckneyville | $50,000 | A wind gust to 64 mph was measured on Highway 152. A large tree fell on a house in Pinckneyville. The uprooted tree fell onto the back room of the house. A hole was punctured in the roof, and a shed was damaged. |
| July 1996 | Lightning | Pinckneyville | $50,000 | no account filed |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinckneyville | $40,000 | The roof of a house was heavily damaged. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinckneyville | $30,000 | Multiple trees and power lines were down across the county. Power outages were reported. In Pinckneyville, many tree limbs were down and shingles were blown off a house. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinckneyville | $30,000 | A small metal storage shed was blown onto a garage roof. Trees and large limbs were blown down. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinckneyville | $25,000 | Emergency management relayed that 10 reports of power lines or tree limb damage have been made in Perry County east of IL-127 in the Du Quoin, Tamaroa, and Pinckneyville areas. Around 250 customers were without power. |
| July 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinckneyville | $20,000 | Multiple trees, power lines, and power poles were knocked down across the county. Much of the county was without power as a result. |
| March 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinckneyville | $20,000 | A utility pole was snapped, and another pole was leaning. |
| June 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinckneyville | $20,000 | The sheet metal roof was blown off a large shed or storage building. A large oak tree about 80 feet tall was uprooted and landed on a back porch, destroying it. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinckneyville | $15,000 | A tree was down on a house and two cars. |
| September 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinckneyville | $15,000 | no account filed |
| April 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinckneyville | $10,000 | Numerous trees and large limbs were blown down near Highway 154. Winds were estimated near 70 mph. |
| May 2016 | Flash Flood | Pinckneyville | $10,000 | Water was over Highway 127 south of Pinckneyville. One car was stalled. West of Pinckneyville, two cars were stalled due to flooding on Highway 154. Water was over a few other roads in the city. |
| May 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinckneyville | $10,000 | Power and cable lines were down. |
| June 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinckneyville | $10,000 | Large tree limbs were down on a house. Winds were estimated near 60 mph at Highway 13 and 154 on the west side of town. |
| March 1997 | Hail | Pinckneyville | $10,000 | no account filed |
| July 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinckneyville | $10,000 | no account filed |
| August 2020 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinckneyville | $8,000 | Branches were blown down. A tree was down on a house. |
| April 2007 | Hail | Pinckneyville | $6,000 | Several police cars received minor damage. |
| December 2015 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinckneyville | $5,000 | A power pole was snapped at ground level on a city side street. |
| June 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinckneyville | $4,000 | Numerous tree limbs up to 3 inches in diameter were blown down across Pinckneyville. A tree partially fell on a house on Illinois Route 127 south of town. Spotters estimated wind gusts to 60 MPH 2 to 3 miles north of Pinckneyville on Route 127. |
| May 2004 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinckneyville | $4,000 | no account filed |
| June 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinckneyville | $2,000 | A line of showers and thunderstorms moved south across Perry County, producing widespread strong wind gusts. In Tamaroa, a tree and small limbs were blown down, and small debris was blown around. In DuQuoin, a tree was blown across a road. In Pinckneyville, trees and limbs were blown down. |
| August 2021 | Flash Flood | Pinckneyville | - | Water was over a portion of Highway 13. |
| August 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinckneyville | - | A wind gust to 63 mph was measured on a personal weather station. |
| March 2020 | Flash Flood | Pinckneyville | - | Flash flooding was reported on Highway 154 in Pinckneyville. |
| January 2020 | Flash Flood | Pinckneyville | - | Three inches of rainfall reportedly caused flooding. |
| May 2018 | Flood | Pinckneyville | - | Water overflowed from ditches, covering parts of Highway 154. |
| May 2014 | Hail | Pinckneyville | - | Quarter-size hail fell in a swath from the north side of Pinckneyville to about three miles north of town. |
| October 2013 | Heavy Rain | Pinckneyville | - | Street flooding was reported as a line of thunderstorms moved northeast across the city. |
| September 2012 | Heavy Rain | Pinckneyville | - | One inch of rain was measured in 30 minutes. |
| April 2011 | Flash Flood | Pinckneyville | - | A bridge was underwater west of Pinckneyville, and traffic was re-routed. |
| June 2011 | Heavy Rain | Pinckneyville | - | Flooding of some low-lying areas was reported. |
| April 2011 | Heavy Rain | Pinckneyville | - | Two to three inches of water was on highways. |
| July 2009 | Heavy Rain | Pinckneyville | - | Standing water was on many streets in the community. Ditches were overflowing. A spotter measured 2.72 inches of rain in just one hour. |
| July 2009 | Flash Flood | Pinckneyville | - | An intersection along Highway 154 was impassable due to flash flooding. |
| April 2007 | Heavy Rain | Pinckneyville | - | Pinckneyville measured 1.87 inches as the storms passed. Total rainfall for Du Quoin was 1.1 inches. Some streets were flooded in both places. |
| February 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinckneyville | - | Tree limbs were blown onto Highway 154. |
| January 2005 | Heavy Rain | Pinckneyville | - | Three creeks were out of their banks in Pinckneyville, and a street was flooded. |
| March 2004 | Flash Flood | Pinckneyville | - | High water was over the road on Illinois Route 154 about 3 to 4 miles east of Pinckneyville. On Route 127 in Pinckneyville, high water was standing in the underpasses. |
| October 2004 | Heavy Rain | Pinckneyville | - | Street flooding occurred in the city. No serious problems or damage was reported. |
| September 2003 | Heavy Rain | Pinckneyville | - | Flooding of a few streets was reported, including Main Street. |
| May 2001 | Tornado (F0) | Pinckneyville | - | A weak tornado briefly touched down in a wooded area of rural Perry County. The tornado was extensively photographed by the general public. Despite an extensive check of the area by local authorities, no damage was found. |
| August 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Pinckneyville | - | Several power lines and large tree limbs were down. The power lines were across Highway 154. |
| July 2000 | Flood | Pinckneyville | - | Water was reported over the road at three locations near Highway 154 and Route 13. Thunderstorms with estimated rainfall up to 4 inches were to blame. |
| March 2019 | Hail | Pinckneyville | - | no account filed |
| April 2015 | Hail | Pinckneyville | - | no account filed |
| May 2014 | Hail | Pinckneyville | - | no account filed |
| January 2012 | Hail | Pinckneyville | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Funnel Cloud | Pinckneyville | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Pinckneyville | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Pinckneyville | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Pinckneyville | - | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Hail | Pinckneyville | - | 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 Pinckneyville | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q575496 | 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 415691. 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.