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Golconda Historic District

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.

From the record

“The Golconda Historic District is a designated historic district in the Pope County, Illinois city of Golconda, along the banks of the Ohio River. The district is listed on the National Register of Historic Places, one of only three sites in Pope County to be on the Register.”

Wikipedia article Golconda Historic District, CC BY-SA 4.0.

One of 1 National Register listings published here for Pope County · listed in 1976 · category: District.

Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service

The listing

  • Address. IL 146, Golconda, 62938
  • When was it listed? October 1976
  • Category. district
  • Precinct. Golconda No. 2 precinct
  • National Register reference number. 76000726 - the number the National Park Service assigned this property when it was listed, and the key its nomination file is catalogued under at the National Archives.

Fires near this property

20 since 2004

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 20 fires within 5 miles of Golconda Historic District between 2004 and 2020, burning about 185 acres in total. 1 started naturally. 1 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/undetermined8
Equipment and vehicle use4
Debris and open burning4
Smoking2
Arson/incendiarism1
Natural1

The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.

DateCause SizeReported by Name on the report
6 September 2010Equipment and vehicle use20 acresShawnee National ForestWALTERSBURG
4 September 2010Debris and open burning10 acresKentucky Division of ForestryCAVE SPRINGS RD.
3 August 2009Debris and open burning5.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources290
23 August 2018Equipment and vehicle useunder an acreIllinois Division of Forestry Resources2535
19 August 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined1.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources1729
10 April 2010Missing data/not specified/undetermined2.0 acresIllinois Division of Forestry Resources1719
9 March 2018Smokingunder an acreIllinois Division of Forestry Resources2512
8 March 2009Naturalunder an acreIllinois Division of Forestry Resources1620

Every fire recorded in Pope County

Mines and quarries near this property

4 within 5 miles

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 4 workings within 5 miles of Golconda Historic District: 2 occurrences, 2 prospects. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken, Barium-Barite, 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 SiteCommodity StatusRecorded
Golconda Sandstone ExposureStone, Crushed/BrokenProspect
Limestone ProspectStone, Crushed/BrokenOccurrence
Little Jean MineBarium-Barite, Fluorine-FluoriteOccurrence1918, 1922
Little Jean MineBarium-Barite, Fluorine-FluoriteProspect

Every working recorded in Pope County

Storms near this property

56 since 1995

Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Golconda, the town this property stands in, in 56 storm reports between 1995 and 2025: 31 flood, 16 thunderstorm wind, 5 hail, 2 tornado. 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.

WhenEvent Place namedHarm What the report says
January 1999Tornado (F2)Golconda$800,000A tornado with top winds estimated near 125 MPH struck a development of cabins and small summer homes in the Shawnee National Forest, at a place called Ropers Landing. The tornado damaged or destroyed about 30 of these structures and caused extensive tree damage. About six cabins were completely demolished. The homes were unhabited in the middle of winter. Ropers Landing is located at the base of a bluff along the Ohio River. The tornado lifted as it crossed the Ohio River.
May 2011FloodGolconda$250,000Major flooding continued on the Ohio River from April. At the Golconda river gage, the flood crest of 56.89 feet on the afternoon of May 6 was about 3 feet higher than the 1997 flood. This was still almost six feet lower than the record crest set in 1937. The activation of the New Madrid Floodway by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers spared Pope County from an even higher crest that would have inundated even larger areas of the county. With the detonation of the Mississippi River levee at Birds Point, Missouri, the Ohio River stopped rising or rose much more slowly at the Golconda gage. Due to Ohio River flooding, the floodgates were installed at Golconda. This required that all access roads into and out of Golconda be closed, since those roads pass through the floodwall openings. Schools and government offices were closed due to the effective shutdown of Golconda, the largest town in the county. The town of Golconda was under a voluntary evacuation request. The Golconda post office was moved to a temporary location outside of town. Residents of the tiny community of Hamletsburg were evacuated. All the residents of Hall Town, which is an unprotected area outside the levee protection system, were evacuated as floodwaters engulfed the community. Lusk Creek backed up into Golconda, flooding a street. Residents of the community of Bay City boated to Golconda for emergency supplies. Floodwaters inundated much of the community of New Liberty. Bay Creek Camp was flooded. Backwater flooded rural gravel roads in the Brownfield area.
March 2018FloodGolconda$100,000Moderate flooding continued on the Ohio River from late February. At the Golconda river gage, the river crested at 52.66 feet on March 3. Flood stage is 40 feet. This crest was about one foot lower than the flood of March, 1997. Isolated evacuations of some lowland residents were conducted. In Pope County, a home on Lusk Creek near Golconda was standing in water. Rural Pope County roads were flooded around Brownfield and Hamletsburg.
May 1999Thunderstorm WindGolconda$50,000Two south-facing windows were blown out of the courthouse in Golconda, and a 30 by 40 foot section of its roof was blown off. Numerous trees and power lines were down in Golconda. The upstairs part of the building sustained water damage.
March 2011FloodGolconda$50,000no account filed
April 2011Heavy RainGolconda$40,000A secondary road was washed out at the site of a large culvert.
February 2019FloodGolconda$30,000Moderate flooding of the Ohio River occurred. At the Golconda gage, the river crested at 51.51 feet on February 25. Flood stage there is 40 feet, and moderate flooding begins at 49 feet. There was considerable flooding of low-lying woods and fields. A few residences in the lowest areas near the river were impacted. Rural Pope County roads were flooded around Brownfield and Hamletsburg.
June 2005Thunderstorm WindGolconda$25,000Two thunderstorm microbursts occurred along Route 146. Both damage areas were about one-half mile in length. The northern microburst, which was less than 200 yards wide, blew down numerous large limbs and uprooted at least one large tree. Between two and three miles south of there, another larger and stronger microburst damaged several structures. The damage area, which was about one-third of a mile wide, was at the intersection of Eddyville Road and Route 146. A porch roof was blown over a house, causing damage to the house's roof. Another house was partially unroofed, and a third house received minor damage. Most of the roof of a large metal workshed/storage building was torn off. Minor damage occurred to a smaller shed. Eight trees were blown down.
March 2022Thunderstorm WindGolconda$17,000A weather service storm survey found scattered thunderstorm wind damage in an area three to five miles north of Golconda along Highway 146. A manufactured home had most of its roofing material removed. A small portion of roofing was blown off a metal barn. A few small tree limbs were down. Peak winds were estimated between 70 and 75 mph.
January 2016FloodGolconda$15,000Minor flooding occurred along the Ohio River. Low-lying woods and fields were flooded, as well as some county roads. About 10,000 sandbags were delivered to Golconda to support the placement of flood gates.
May 2007Thunderstorm WindGolconda$15,000Numerous trees were blown down. Siding was off a home.
September 2000Thunderstorm WindGolconda$15,000Large trees were blown down in Golconda, and shingles were blown off roofs. At a marina on the Ohio River, a metal roof over a walkway was blown off, and slips were displaced.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindGolconda$8,000A large tree was uprooted and blown onto a house.
July 2023Thunderstorm WindGolconda$5,000A large tree was down on a house.
June 2010Thunderstorm WindGolconda$5,000A five-foot diameter tree was blown over. Other large tree limbs were blown down, some on power lines.
June 1995Thunderstorm WindGolconda$5,000Trees and power lines were blown down. A tree landed on a car in Golconda, destroying it.
April 2018FloodGolconda$5,000no account filed
July 2014Thunderstorm WindGolconda$4,000A few trees were down in Golconda, as well as northeast of town.
July 1997Thunderstorm WindGolconda$4,000Power lines were down.
March 2006Thunderstorm WindGolconda$3,000Power lines were down a few miles west of Golconda. Trees were down in Hamletsburg.
January 2000Thunderstorm WindGolconda$3,000Tree limbs were blown down.
April 1995HailGolconda$3,000no account filed
November 1996Flash FloodGolconda$2,000no account filed
December 2011FloodGolconda$1,000Minor flooding occurred on the Ohio River. Bottomland fields and some riverside parks were inundated. A few county roads along the river were affected. River recreation facilities such as boat ramps were affected.
February 2025FloodGolconda-Minor flooding of low-lying areas and a few river access roads occurred near Golconda.
February 2022FloodGolconda-The Ohio River rose above flood stage late in the month and remained there into March. The crest occurred in March.
March 2021FloodGolconda-Minor flooding occurred on the Ohio River. Low-lying fields and woodlands in the flood plain were underwater. A few rural county roads were affected.
March 2020FloodGolconda-Minor flooding occurred on the Ohio River, affecting bottomland woods and fields. The flooding continued into April.
March 2019FloodGolconda-Moderate flooding of the Ohio River continued from February into March. At the Golconda gage, the river crested at 51.51 feet on February 25. More details on the flood crest and the property damage estimate can be found in the February report. There was considerable flooding of low-lying woods and fields. A few residences in the lowest areas near the river were impacted. Rural Pope County roads were flooded around Brownfield and Hamletsburg.
February 2018FloodGolconda-The Ohio River rose above flood stage around the 20th and continued rising through the end of the month. Low-lying county roads were flooded and closed.
April 2015FloodGolconda-Minor flooding occurred along the Ohio River. Low-lying areas near the river were under water, primarily woods and fields. A few county roads and river access points were inundated.
December 2015FloodGolconda-The Ohio River began its rise above flood stage late in the month. The river did not crest until January. The primary impact of the flooding was in low-lying fields and woodlands, as well as bottomland roads.
April 2014FloodGolconda-Minor flooding occurred along the Ohio River. Low-lying fields and a few county roads were inundated. Riverside access roads were underwater.
February 2012FloodGolconda-Minor flooding of low-lying woods and fields occurred along the Ohio River.
May 2010FloodGolconda-Minor flooding of the Ohio River occurred in the Golconda area. Bottomland fields and woodlands near the river were inundated.
May 2009FloodGolconda-Minor flooding of the Ohio River occurred. At the Golconda gage, where flood stage is 40 feet, the river crested at 42.07 feet on the 15th. Agricultural bottomland and low-lying areas were flooded.
March 2008FloodGolconda-Minor flooding of the Ohio River occurred. At the Golconda gage, the river crested at 48.62 feet on March 27. Flood stage there is 40 feet, and moderate flooding begins at 50 feet. Several families were evacuated in Hall Town. Large areas of agricultural land were flooded. Crop losses were negligible since planting was not yet underway.
April 2008FloodGolconda-Minor flooding of the Ohio River occurred at Golconda. The river remained above flood stage from mid March through mid April. The crest in April was 46.82 feet on the 11th. Flood stage at Golconda is 40 feet. Many low-lying areas were flooded, primarily farm fields and woodlands.
February 2008FloodGolconda-The Ohio River crested at 42.12 feet at Golconda on the 17th. Flood stage is 40 feet. Minor flooding of low-lying bottomlands and fields occurred.
May 2003Tornado (F1)Golconda-The tornado began one to two miles south of the "Ropers Landing" community on the Ohio River, then crossed the river into Kentucky. Extensive tree damage was observed along a bluff on the river. The damage path extended to the river bank.
May 2003Thunderstorm WindGolconda-Roof damage occurred and numerous trees were blown down at the community of Ropers Landing, which is on the Ohio River.
April 1999Thunderstorm WindGolconda-Large tree branches were blown down.
January 2022FloodGolconda-no account filed
March 2022FloodGolconda-no account filed
April 2020FloodGolconda-no account filed
February 2020FloodGolconda-no account filed
January 2019FloodGolconda-no account filed
January 2019FloodGolconda-no account filed
February 2019FloodGolconda-no account filed
June 2019FloodGolconda-no account filed
April 2015HailGolconda-no account filed
December 2011FloodGolconda-no account filed
June 2005HailGolconda-no account filed
July 2004HailGolconda-no account filed
June 1998HailGolconda-no account filed
April 1997Thunderstorm WindGolconda-no account filed

Every storm recorded in Pope County

Map coverage status

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.

Sources for this property

National Archives recordThe nomination case file for reference 76000726 in Record Group 79.
Wikipedia articleCommunity-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA.
Pope CountyAll 1 listed properties in this county.

Provenance

  • Listing record. National Park Service National Register of Historic Places, listed-properties dataset, current to 2026-05-22.
  • Map join. Address geocoded through the United States Census geocoder, then tested against the published boundary of every sheet in the USGS Historical Topographic Map Collection.
  • How this page is made. Listing fields come from federal records; map-sheet coverage is a labelled coordinate-to-boundary calculation, not a source-field claim.
  • 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.