Tunnel Hill, Illinois
19 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1925 and the latest in 1996. It stands in Tunnel Hill precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62972. The Survey maps it on the Creal Springs quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
12 surveys from 19 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.
- 1925 USGS Marion quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
- 1940 USGS Marion quadrangle1:62500
- 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 Creal Springs quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
- 1984 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
- 1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
- 1987 USGS West Frankfort quadrangle1:100000
- 1996 USGS Creal Springs quadrangle1:24000
Fires near this place
25 since 1992Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 25 fires within 5 miles of Tunnel Hill between 1992 and 2019, burning about 186 acres in total. None started naturally. 3 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 | 9 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 5 |
| Equipment and vehicle use | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Power generation/transmission/distribution | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 1 |
| Smoking | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 28 September 2019 | Debris and open burning | 2.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | PARKER CITY |
| 24 September 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | DUTCHMAN |
| 28 August 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | BOTTOMS |
| 27 June 2012 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | JUNCTION FALLS RD |
| 23 May 1997 | Equipment and vehicle use | 3.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | COPPERHEAD ROAD |
| 28 April 2007 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.5 acres | Shawnee National Forest | BUCK |
| 25 April 1996 | Power generation/transmission/distribution | 5.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | COPPERHEAD |
| 17 April 2016 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.3 acres | Shawnee National Forest | NAVAJO LANE |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
5 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 5 workings within 5 miles of Tunnel Hill: 3 occurrences, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Fluorine-Fluorite, Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawnee Low Interest Fluorine Deposit | Barium-Barite, Fluorine-Fluorite, Zinc, Lead | Occurrence | Barite, Fluorite, Galena, Sphalerite | |
| Caseyville Sandstone Deposit 2 | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect | ||
| Fluorine Occurrence | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Fluorine Occurrence | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Tunnel Hill Sandstone Exposure | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Prospect |
Storms near this place
14 since 1996Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Tunnel Hill in 14 storm reports between 1996 and 2023: 8 hail, 3 thunderstorm wind, 2 tornado, 1 flash flood. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| October 2004 | Tornado (F1) | Tunnel Hill | $50,000 | This tornado touched down less than ten minutes after an earlier tornado in northern Johnson County lifted. Both tornadoes were produced by the same supercell thunderstorm. The tornado tracked entirely across Shawnee National Forest land, causing extensive tree damage. Near the touchdown point, a mobile home was destroyed, and another mobile home was damaged. In the community of Ozark, the general store received extensive roof damage. Branches were blown down in the community, and large trees were down 1 to 2 miles east of Ozark. The tornado strengthened to F-2 intensity after crossing into Pope County. |
| April 1996 | Flash Flood | Tunnel Hill | $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tunnel Hill | $30,000 | A barn was scattered across U.S. Highway 45. Several roads were closed due to trees across them. |
| June 1998 | Tornado (F0) | Tunnel Hill | $5,000 | The brief touchdown occurred just east of Tunnel Hill. Numerous trees were down, and a garage was damaged. |
| May 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tunnel Hill | $3,000 | A few trees were down. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Tunnel Hill | $2,000 | State police estimated winds of 60 to 70 MPH. A tree was blown onto power lines on U.S. Route 45. One mile south of Ozark, the roof of an older commercial garage was damaged. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Tunnel Hill | - | The hail fell off and on for up to 15 minutes. |
| July 2012 | Hail | Tunnel Hill | - | A severe thunderstorm, producing hail slightly larger than golf balls, drifted slowly south across Tunnel Hill. The slow movement of the storm caused a rather long duration of hail. |
| July 2023 | Hail | Tunnel Hill | - | no account filed |
| March 2012 | Hail | Tunnel Hill | - | no account filed |
| April 2005 | Hail | Tunnel Hill | - | no account filed |
| May 2004 | Hail | Tunnel Hill | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Tunnel Hill | - | no account filed |
| May 2002 | Hail | Tunnel Hill | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sandburn | 1.0 miles | 19 | |
| Reynoldsburg | 3.4 miles | 19 | |
| Parker | 3.8 miles | 19 | |
| Stringtown (historical) | 3.8 miles | 20 | |
| Ozark | 4.2 miles | 19 | |
| Cross Roads (historical) | 5.1 miles | 20 | |
| Wagon Creek Heaven | 5.2 miles | 20 | |
| Egyptian Hills | 5.2 miles | 20 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 425572. 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.











