Rosiclare, Illinois
24 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1916 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Rosiclare precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62982. The Survey maps it on the Rosiclare quadrangle. 980 people lived here at the 2020 count. It stands 381 feet above sea level.
On record in Rosiclare
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
Illinois Iron Furnacelisted 1973
Population over time
2 figuresRosiclare fell from 1,160 to 980 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 | 1,160 | |
| 2020 | 980 | -180 (-16%) |
Topographic sheets covering this place
15 surveys from 24 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.
- 1916 USGS Golconda quadrangle1:62500
- 1920 USGS Goloonda quadrangle1:48000
- 1921 USGS Golconda quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1949 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1950 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1954 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1954 USGS Rosiclare quadrangle1:24000
- 1959 USGS Golconda quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1959 USGS Rosiclare quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1961 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1964 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1986 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1996 USGS Rosiclare quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
17 since 1995Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 17 fires within 5 miles of Rosiclare between 1995 and 2020, burning about 141 acres in total. None started naturally. 4 were 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 burning | 7 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 4 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 2 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Smoking | 1 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 September 2010 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | POUNDS HOLLOW #76 |
| 4 September 2010 | Debris and open burning | 10 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | CAVE SPRINGS RD. |
| 16 September 1999 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | BARREL |
| 14 September 1999 | Smoking | 1.0 acres | Kentucky Division of Forestry | not named |
| 25 July 2008 | Equipment and vehicle use | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | MOWER |
| 6 April 1995 | Arson/incendiarism | 25 acres | Shawnee National Forest | ROGERTOWN |
| 9 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | SECTION 8 |
| 6 March 2010 | Debris and open burning | 5.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | CAVE IN ROCK |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
10 of 118 shownRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 118 workings within 5 miles of Rosiclare: 90 past producers, 12 occurrences, 10 prospects, 5 producers. 5 still produce. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Zinc, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Lead, Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alcoa Shaft Fluorspar Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Barium-Barite | Past Producer | Barite, Fluorite, Sphalerite | |
| Burns Mine | Zinc, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | ||
| Campbell-Crotser | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead | Prospect | 1972 | |
| Fairview-Blue Diggings Fault | Zinc, Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1842, 1941 | |
| Hardin City Pit | Stone | Past Producer | ||
| Hillside | Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite | Past Producer | 1917, 1926 | |
| Illinois - Kentucky Fluorite District | Lead, Zinc, Fluorine-Fluorite, Silver, Cadmium | Past Producer | Fluorspar, Sphalerite, Galena | |
| Jefferson and Humm Fluorspar Mines | Lead, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc | Producer | Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Knight Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead | Past Producer | Underground | |
| Knight Shop & Hms Plant | Fluorine-Fluorite, Lead, Silver, Zinc | Past Producer |
Storms near this place
18 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Rosiclare in 18 storm reports between 1996 and 2020: 8 flood, 3 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 flash flood. The reports record 1 injury. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| June 2019 | Lightning | Rosiclare | 1 hurt | A 31-year-old man was struck by lightning while riding a lawn mower. He was hospitalized at a regional hospital with non life-threatening injuries. |
| March 2011 | Flood | Rosiclare | $30,000 | no account filed |
| April 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosiclare | $25,000 | A narrow path of downed and uprooted trees extended through Rosiclare. One tree fell on a house in Rosiclare. In Elizabethtown, trees and power lines were down, and a few windows were blown out. |
| March 2015 | Flood | Rosiclare | $20,000 | Moderate flooding occurred on the Ohio River. A campground at Saline Landing was flooded, and Front Street was flooded in Elizabethtown. There was sandbagging around homes in Elizabethtown and Cave-In-Rock. Several mobile homes and trailers in Hardin County were pulled away from the water. At Rosiclare, Illinois Route 146 was closed leading into town, and water was up about 5 feet along a floodgate. The town of Rosiclare put up the first floodgates in the lowest sections of town. However, little or no property damage occurred in Hardin County. The ferry from Cave-In-Rock to the Kentucky shore suspended operations due to high water. |
| January 2016 | Flood | Rosiclare | $10,000 | Minor flooding occurred along the Ohio River. The town of Rosiclare was affected. Low-lying woods and fields were flooded, as well as some county roads. |
| January 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosiclare | $5,000 | no account filed |
| April 2018 | Flood | Rosiclare | $4,000 | no account filed |
| July 2020 | Flash Flood | Rosiclare | - | Several roads were flooded in the lower areas around Rosiclare. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Rosiclare | - | Moderate flooding of the Ohio River continued from February into March. A portion of Illinois Route 1 was closed. There was considerable flooding of low-lying woods and fields. Rural county roads were flooded. A campground at Saline Landing was flooded, and Front Street was flooded in Elizabethtown. There was sandbagging around a few homes in Elizabethtown and Cave-In-Rock. At Rosiclare, Illinois Route 146 was closed leading into town, and water was up along a floodgate. The town of Rosiclare put up the first floodgates in the lowest sections of town. However, little or no property damage occurred in Hardin County. Total property damage estimates can be found in the February report. The ferry from Cave-In-Rock to the Kentucky shore suspended operations due to high water. |
| July 2015 | Heavy Rain | Rosiclare | - | Standing water was reported on a couple of roads, including Route 34. The water was less than six inches deep. |
| April 2011 | Flood | Rosiclare | - | The Ohio River created numerous problems. A couple of churches were sandbagged in Cave-In-Rock and Elizabethtown. Flood gates were installed at Rosiclare. Parks and other recreational facilities outside of the levee protection system were flooded. The ferry from Cave-In-Rock to Crittenden County, KY was shut down. |
| March 2008 | Flood | Rosiclare | - | Minor flooding of the Ohio River occurred. Low areas of Rosiclare were affected. Large areas of agricultural land were flooded. Crop losses were negligible since planting was not yet underway. The ferry from Hardin County, IL to Crittenden County, KY was closed for an extended duration, even longer than during the flood of 1997. |
| April 2008 | Flood | Rosiclare | - | Minor flooding of the Ohio River occurred. The river remained above flood stage from mid March through mid April. On the Golconda gage in Pope County, the crest in April was 46.82 feet on the 11th. Flood stage at Golconda is 40 feet. Floodwaters approached Rosiclare. Many low-lying areas were flooded, primarily farm fields and woodlands. The ferry from Cave-In-Rock to Crittenden County, KY was shut down due to the flooding. |
| November 2005 | Flash Flood | Rosiclare | - | Three to four feet of standing water was reported in Rosiclare. |
| July 2001 | Thunderstorm Wind | Rosiclare | - | Thunderstorm winds downed numerous trees across Hardin County, including a few in Rosiclare. |
| March 2017 | Hail | Rosiclare | - | no account filed |
| April 1998 | Hail | Rosiclare | - | no account filed |
| April 1997 | Hail | Rosiclare | - | 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.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fairview | 0.8 miles | 24 | |
| Mineral City (historical) | 1.0 miles | 24 | |
| Elizabethtown | 2.7 miles | 24 | |
| Shetlerville | 3.3 miles | 24 | |
| Humm Wye | 4.1 miles | 24 | |
| Eichorn | 5.6 miles | 24 | |
| Peters Creek | 7.1 miles | 23 | |
| Gross | 8.1 miles | 22 |
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 Rosiclare | An encyclopaedic summary. Its text is share-alike, so it is linked here rather than copied. |
| Wikidata item Q575843 | 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 416968. 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.














