Ware, Illinois

25 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1920 and the latest in 1993. It stands in Union precinct. It lies in ZIP code area 62952. It stands on Dutch Creek. The Survey maps it on the Ware quadrangle.

Ware within Union County

Topographic sheets covering this place

15 surveys from 25 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.

1920 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:62500
1923 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
1947 USGS Jonesboro quadrangle1:62500, 3 printings
1947 USGS Ware quadrangle1:24000, 3 printings
1948 USGS Ware quadrangle1:24000, 2 printings
1949 USGS Jonesboro 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
1984 USGS Cape Girardeau quadrangle1:100000
1986 USGS Cape Girardeau quadrangle1:100000
1987 USGS Paducah quadrangle1:250000
1993 USGS Ware quadrangle1:24000

Fires near this place

24 since 1994

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 24 fires within 5 miles of Ware between 1994 and 2020, burning about 77 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 8 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	10
Arson/incendiarism	8
Missing data/not specified/undetermined	4
Equipment and vehicle use	1
Natural	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
8 July 2008	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Shawnee National Forest	PINE HILLS CAMP GROU
14 July 2003	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	3.0 acres	Shawnee National Forest	FESCUE FIRE
7 April 2017	Natural	1.0 acres	Missouri Department of Conservation	not named
2 April 2017	Arson/incendiarism	under an acre	Shawnee National Forest	STATE FOREST ROAD
2 April 2003	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	12 acres	Shawnee National Forest	THE WHOLE MARYANNE
9 March 2010	Debris and open burning	1.0 acres	Shawnee National Forest	BERRYVILLE
7 March 2009	Missing data/not specified/undetermined	under an acre	Shawnee National Forest	WARE FIRE
7 March 2004	Arson/incendiarism	2.2 acres	Shawnee National Forest	FULL MOON

Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:

Every fire recorded in Union County

Mines and quarries near this place

2 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Ware: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. 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	Site	Commodity	Status	Recorded
	Dug Hill Sand Pit	Sand and Gravel, Construction	Past Producer
	Unknown Ls	Stone, Crushed/Broken	Past Producer

Every working recorded in Union County

Storms near this place

18 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Ware in 18 storm reports between 1995 and 2020: 6 flood, 5 thunderstorm wind, 3 hail, 2 heavy rain. 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
March 2008	Flood	Ware	$1,300,000	Historic flooding inundated the county after close to 12 inches of rain fell in 48 hours. Levees were overtopped along the Clear Creek drainage district, essentially cutting the county in two. All east-west roads were impassable or closed. Between 30 and 35 people were rescued or evacuated by emergency personnel using boats. About 12 houses were flooded. Highway 146 was closed near Ware. Evacuations were concentrated near Clear Creek, Ware, and west of Jonesboro. On secondary roads and side streets, creeks rose over bridges. Damage was reported to roads all over the county. A couple of bridges were severely damaged. Flooding affected a telephone company building in Anna, knocking out communications to much of the county. A house trailer was reportedly floated onto a road in a rural southwest part of the county. The Red Cross opened a shelter for evacuees. Flooding occurred in the Mill Creek area, where evacuations were conducted. Illinois Route 127 was flooded. In Anna, several streets were closed.
June 2019	Flood	Ware	$500,000	Major flooding of the Mississippi River continued through the month of June. A disaster proclamation was issued by the governor. There was extensive flooding of low-lying farmland and woods. Numerous county roads were inundated. Levees began to show signs of stress due to the extended duration of the flood, which began in March. The Union County sheriff advised residents in the Wolf Lake and Ware areas that storm sirens would be used in the event of a levee breach.
January 2008	Thunderstorm Wind	Ware	$100,000	Roofs were blown off, and trees were blown down on U.S. Highway 51 south of Anna. East of Anna in the Mt. Pleasant area, numerous trees were down and structures were damaged. A roof was blown off a house west of Jonesboro. Countywide, a large number of trees and utility lines were blown down.
January 2020	Tornado (EF1)	Ware	$80,000	The tornado snapped large tree branches in the town of Ware. Metal roofing was removed from a farm outbuilding. A large open storage building was overturned and destroyed. Shingles were removed from the roof of a hunting club. Another home had its roof lifted slightly by the tornado, causing water damage. The roof of a metal storage building was lofted and overturned. Hundreds of decoy ducks were tossed and broken near the hunting club. Numerous trees were snapped or uprooted along the path of the tornado. Peak winds were estimated near 100 mph.
May 2011	Thunderstorm Wind	Ware	$40,000	Trees and power poles were blown down.
May 2019	Flood	Ware	$30,000	The Mississippi River remained above flood stage through the month of May. There was considerable flooding of low-lying farmland and woods. Some county roads were inundated. Due to the extended duration of the flooding, levees began to show signs of stress. There was concern about the stability of the levees, and seepage became a problem. Some roads nearest the levees began to buckle.
July 2015	Flood	Ware	$20,000	Moderate flooding continued on the Mississippi River from June through much of July. Extensive flooding of lowland fields occurred, including many acres of cropland. Most roads leading to riverfront property were cut off by floodwaters. Backwater flooding along tributary creeks such as Clear Creek affected some residents south and west of Jonesboro and Cobden. Several residents were forced to evacuate or use boats to access their homes.
June 1998	Thunderstorm Wind	Ware	$3,000	State police estimated wind gusts to 60 MPH. At least one large tree was blown down.
June 2015	Flood	Ware	-	Moderate flooding occurred on the Mississippi River. Extensive flooding of lowland fields occurred, including many acres of cropland. Most roads leading to riverfront property were cut off by floodwaters. Backwater flooding along tributary creeks such as Clear Creek affected some residents south and west of Jonesboro and Cobden. Several residents were forced to evacuate or use boats to access their homes. The flooding continued into July.
July 2015	Heavy Rain	Ware	-	A storm total rainfall of 2.30 inches was measured. There was standing water in low areas.
March 2015	Heavy Rain	Ware	-	A trained spotter reported 3.60 inches of rain during the storm.
April 2011	Flood	Ware	-	Major flooding occurred along the Mississippi River. All access roads to the Mississippi River levees were closed. Backwater from the Mississippi River contributed to flooding of Clear Creek. One family was evacuated by boat.
May 2006	Thunderstorm Wind	Ware	-	Numerous large tree limbs were down.
August 2003	Thunderstorm Wind	Ware	-	An outbuilding was blown down by thunderstorm winds.
March 2015	Hail	Ware	-	no account filed
February 2008	Funnel Cloud	Ware	-	no account filed
May 2006	Hail	Ware	-	no account filed
May 1995	Hail	Ware	-	no account filed

Every storm recorded in Union 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.

Place	Distance	Sheets
Pottsville	2.6 miles	24
Hamburg Landing	3.0 miles	25
Wolf Lake	4.5 miles	23
Reynoldsville	5.6 miles	25
Berryville	5.7 miles	24
Kaolin	6.6 miles	23
Jonesboro	6.7 miles	24
Dutch Mills	6.8 miles	24

Provenance

This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 420528. 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.