Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1996.
“Fall Creek Stone Arch Bridge is located near the Adams County town of Payson, Illinois. It spans Fall Creek about 1.2 miles northeast of Payson Road, upstream from the town.”
Wikipedia article Fall Creek Stone Arch Bridge, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 26 National Register listings published here for Adams County · listed in 1996 · category: Structure.
Sources: the Wikipedia article · the case file at the National Archives · the National Register database, National Park Service
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 3 fires within 5 miles of Fall Creek Stone Arch Bridge between 2008 and 2010, burning about 2 acres in total. None started naturally. None 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/undetermined | 3 |
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 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 102217 |
| 19 March 2008 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | MILE 8 |
| 10 December 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 109718 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 1 working within 5 miles of Fall Creek Stone Arch Bridge: 1 past producer. None of them still produces. What was taken out: 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall Creek Pit | Sand and Gravel, Construction | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Payson, the town this property stands in, in 26 storm reports between 1995 and 2022: 15 hail, 11 thunderstorm wind. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Payson | $20,000 | Thunderstorm winds blew the roof off a barn north of Payson. |
| May 2007 | Thunderstorm Wind | Payson | $5,000 | Thunderstorm winds downed a couple of trees and power lines. |
| June 2021 | Thunderstorm Wind | Payson | - | Thunderstorm winds snapped a four foot diameter tree in half. |
| June 2017 | Thunderstorm Wind | Payson | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several large tree limbs around town. |
| May 2016 | Hail | Payson | - | A wide swath of large hail fell across the southern half of Adams County. The largest hailstone was 4.5 inches in Payson. Two inch hail was reported in Kellerville. |
| June 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Payson | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous 4 to 6 inch diameter tree limbs in Payson. |
| September 2014 | Thunderstorm Wind | Payson | - | A downburst blew down a section of corn in a field and broke large tree limbs in a half mile long path. The width of the damage was initially 50 yards wide then spread out to about 100 yards wide along the damage path. |
| July 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Payson | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and power lines. Also, some shingles were blown off of a home two miles northeast of Payson. |
| June 2011 | Thunderstorm Wind | Payson | - | An intense bow echo moved through the Payson area knocking down numerous large trees, tree limbs and power lines. Some of the fallen trees and tree limbs caused varying degrees of damage to several homes in the area. Also, part of the roof of a house in the Briarwood Subdivision was blown off. |
| April 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Payson | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees and a power pole was snapped off. |
| May 2008 | Hail | Payson | - | Storm spotters reported hail up to golf ball size in Payson. One roof and a couple of cars were damaged. |
| April 2002 | Hail | Payson | - | Storm spotters reported 3/4 inch hail. |
| July 2002 | Thunderstorm Wind | Payson | - | Storm spotters reported a couple of large trees down in Payson. |
| April 1995 | Hail | Payson | - | Reported by a weather observer southeast of Baldwin Field. |
| May 2022 | Hail | Payson | - | no account filed |
| June 2017 | Hail | Payson | - | no account filed |
| February 2017 | Hail | Payson | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Payson | - | no account filed |
| April 2016 | Hail | Payson | - | no account filed |
| May 2011 | Hail | Payson | - | no account filed |
| August 2009 | Hail | Payson | - | no account filed |
| May 2009 | Hail | Payson | - | no account filed |
| January 2008 | Hail | Payson | - | no account filed |
| May 2007 | Hail | Payson | - | no account filed |
| November 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Payson | - | no account filed |
| May 1996 | Hail | Payson | - | 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.
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 96001282 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Adams County | All 26 listed properties in this county. |
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