Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2003.
“Anne's Episcopal Church is a historic Episcopal church located at 507 S. The Late Victorian Gothic church was constructed in 1886.”
Wikipedia article St. Anne's Episcopal Church (Anna, Illinois), CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 6 National Register listings published here for Union County · listed in 2003 · category: Building.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service · the Wikipedia article
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 12 fires within 5 miles of St. Anne's Episcopal Church between 2000 and 2020, burning about 47 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 | 4 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
| Recreation and ceremony | 2 |
| Other causes | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 September 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | KAOLIN POND ROAD |
| 6 April 2013 | Recreation and ceremony | under an acre | Shawnee National Forest | KAOLIN POND |
| 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 2004 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | FRICK |
| 5 March 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 4.5 acres | Shawnee National Forest | STUMP |
| 6 November 2009 | Arson/incendiarism | 16 acres | Shawnee National Forest | TRAIL OF TEARS |
| 5 November 2000 | Arson/incendiarism | 1.0 acres | Shawnee National Forest | HAMBURG HILL |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 11 workings within 5 miles of St. Anne's Episcopal Church: 6 occurrences, 4 past producers, 1 prospect. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Fluorine-Fluorite, Stone, Crushed/Broken, Limestone, Dimension, Fire Clay (Refractory). 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jonesboro Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer | ||
| New Albany Shale Exposure | Clay | Prospect | ||
| Fluorite and Limestone Mine | Fluorine-Fluorite, Limestone, Dimension | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Occurrence No.1 | Limestone, Dimension | Occurrence | ||
| Shawnee High Interest Refractory Clay Deposit | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Occurrence | Sedimentary | |
| Union County Area-Fireclays | Fire Clay (Refractory) | Past Producer | ||
| Fluorine Occurrence No. 1 | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Fluorine Occurrence No. 1 | Fluorine-Fluorite | Occurrence | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Anna, the town this property stands in, in 39 storm reports between 1995 and 2024: 19 thunderstorm wind, 11 hail, 3 flash flood, 2 tornado. The reports record 1 death and 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January 2002 | Flash Flood | Anna | 1 killed | A 3-year-old child was killed when her grandmother attempted to carry her across a flooded creek on foot. The grandmother was unable to cross the creek in her vehicle, so she attempted to cross on foot. The grandmother lost her footing in the creek, and the child was swept away and drowned. The flooding was caused by a large area of moderate to heavy rain falling on ground that was still moist from flooding rains a week earlier. An observer in Anna measured about 1.7 inches of rain. |
| May 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anna | 2 hurt, $50,000 | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Tornado (EF1) | Anna | $150,000 | Several dozen trees were uprooted or snapped. A vehicle was destroyed by a falling tree. At least a couple of buildings and houses sustained mostly minor roof damage, including the loss of some shingles. Peak winds were estimated near 90 mph. The average path width was 100 yards. |
| June 2020 | Flash Flood | Anna | $100,000 | Numerous roads were closed or washed out in rural areas near Anna and Jonesboro. Near Ware, water covered both lanes of Highway 146. |
| May 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anna | $90,000 | Portable garage buildings were rolled over in Anna. A tree fell on a house in Anna, causing heavy damage to the roof. At Jonesboro, an antenna was ripped off the city hall, leaving a hole in the building. Bricks were blown off the Jonesboro city hall building, and there was some roof damage. Trees and power lines were blown down. Tree limbs fell on houses in Jonesboro. |
| July 2008 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anna | $60,000 | Numerous large tree limbs were blown down, including some that landed on houses and vehicles. One of the largest tree limbs knocked a chimney off a roof. The chimney smashed through the windshield of a parked car. Power lines were down. |
| March 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anna | $40,000 | Two buildings and a pole barn were damaged. A restaurant sustained roof damage. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anna | $30,000 | A fruit orchard sustained extensive damage. Many apple trees were uprooted or snapped, and a portion of a barn roof was peeled back. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anna | $25,000 | A few trees were blown down, along with numerous tree limbs. |
| April 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anna | $25,000 | Trees were knocked down on a couple houses and vehicles. |
| August 2006 | Lightning | Anna | $20,000 | The steeple of a church was destroyed by lightning. The 25-foot tall steeple was sliced by the lightning strike and fell to the ground. The roof was damaged, allowing water to leak into the interior of the church and cause more damage. |
| January 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anna | $20,000 | A large shed was destroyed by thunderstorm winds. |
| July 2009 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anna | $10,000 | A new barn that was under construction in Anna City Park was blown down. The new barn was to replace a structure which sustained major damage in the January winter storm. |
| April 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anna | $5,000 | no account filed |
| January 1996 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anna | $5,000 | no account filed |
| July 1997 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anna | $4,000 | A utility pole was down. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anna | $3,000 | Large tree limbs were blown down. A person driving between Anna and Lick Creek had a large limb come down on her car, causing sizeable damage to it. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anna | $1,000 | Tree limbs up to around 3 inches in diameter were broken. |
| January 1999 | Tornado (F0) | Anna | $1,000 | A state police officer reported a brief touchdown near Anna. Damage was minimal, with just some fencing blown down. |
| February 2024 | Hail | Anna | - | Media relayed a report of nickel size hail covering the ground in Anna, with a delayed report of 1 inch hail. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Anna | - | This storm is the same storm that produced golf ball size hail in Anna. |
| March 2019 | Flood | Anna | - | Street flooding was reported. |
| May 2019 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anna | - | A trained spotter estimated winds gusted to 60 mph at the intersection of U.S. Highway 51 and County Road 630N. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anna | - | Wind gusts estimated near 60 mph were reported by the general public. |
| March 2012 | Hail | Anna | - | Ping pong size hail was reported in Anna. |
| July 2009 | Heavy Rain | Anna | - | Total rainfall of 2.41 inches was reported by a co-operative observer. |
| July 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anna | - | On the east side of Anna, a couple of trees were blown down across roads. |
| November 2005 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anna | - | Three trees were down on St. John's Road, off of U.S. Highway 127. |
| June 1998 | Funnel Cloud | Anna | - | State police reported a funnel cloud near the intersection of U.S. 51 and Illinois 146. |
| June 2023 | Hail | Anna | - | no account filed |
| June 2022 | Hail | Anna | - | no account filed |
| May 2018 | Hail | Anna | - | no account filed |
| June 2018 | Hail | Anna | - | no account filed |
| March 2006 | Hail | Anna | - | no account filed |
| March 2005 | Hail | Anna | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Anna | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Anna | - | no account filed |
| June 1998 | Flash Flood | Anna | - | no account filed |
| May 1995 | Thunderstorm Wind | Anna | - | no account filed |
No historic map-sheet match is published for this property yet. That does not mean no map exists. This record needs a coordinate-quality review before it can be joined to a sheet boundary. Browse the county's mapped places while that work is pending.
Other National Register properties close enough to walk or drive between, ordered by distance from this one. Both positions come from the same geocoding pass that matched these properties to their map sheets.
| Photograph | Property | Distance | Listed |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Stinson Memorial Library | 0.2 miles | 1978 |
 | St. Paulus Evangelisch Lutherischen Gemeinde | 3.3 miles | 1980 |
 | Union Lookout | 5.9 miles | 2003 |
 | Campground Church and Cemetery Site | 6.3 miles | 2017 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 02001758 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Union County | All 6 listed properties in this county. |
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