Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1998.
“The Clay County Jail is a historic former jail located at 195 Main St. in Louisville, Illinois. Built in 1893, the jail was the third used by the county.”
Wikipedia article Clay County Jail, CC BY-SA 4.0.
One of 6 National Register listings published here for Clay County · listed in 1998 · category: Building.
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 24 fires within 5 miles of Clay County Jail between 2009 and 2013, burning about 47 acres in total. None started naturally. 7 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 |
| Arson/incendiarism | 7 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 7 |
| 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 September 2013 | Debris and open burning | 3.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 16311 |
| 15 April 2010 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | SCHOONOVER |
| 7 March 2010 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2.0 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | MCPEAK |
| 7 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 30 |
| 4 March 2009 | Debris and open burning | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 29 |
| 3 March 2010 | Smoking | 10 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | CARTER |
| 3 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 15 acres | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 27 |
| 22 March 2009 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | under an acre | Illinois Division of Forestry Resources | 40 |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 3 workings within 5 miles of Clay County Jail: 2 past producers, 1 occurrence. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Stone, Crushed/Broken. 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Clay Cty Hwy Dept | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer | ||
| Limestone Prospect | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Occurrence | ||
| Louisville City Eng | Stone, Crushed/Broken | Past Producer |
Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The National Weather Service names Louisville, the town this property stands in, in 36 storm reports between 1994 and 2026: 24 thunderstorm wind, 10 hail, 1 flash flood, 1 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.
| When | Event | Place named | Harm | What the report says |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| April 1994 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | $500,000 | Two barns were destroyed by thunderstorm wind 6 miles north of Louisville. Large trees were blown down in Louisville. |
| July 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | $110,000 | Several houses sustained wind damage to their roofs near the high school in Louisville. |
| May 2018 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | $45,000 | Numerous small trees were blown down and a barn was severely damaged. |
| May 2016 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | $20,000 | Large tree limbs were blown down on the southwest side of Louisville. |
| June 2013 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | $15,000 | A tree was blown down onto a vehicle in Louisville. |
| October 2010 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | $3,000 | A utility pole was blown down in Louisville. |
| August 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | $2,000 | A tree was blown down about 1 mile west of Louisville. |
| September 2012 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | $2,000 | A large tree was blown down in Louisville. |
| April 1994 | Hail | Louisville | $50 | no account filed |
| March 2026 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | - | A trained spotter estimated wind gusts of 50 to 60 mph. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | - | A tree was blown over. |
| April 2025 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | - | The roof was peeled off an animal pen. |
| May 2024 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | - | Several trees were blown down and a carport was damaged. |
| June 2023 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | - | Power lines were blown down. |
| August 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | - | A tree was blown over and knocked down a few power poles on Kinmundy Road. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | - | A shed was damaged by strong winds. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | - | Severe roof damage occurred to Zinks Building Center on Highway 45. Damage also occurred to the old Sheriff's Office Square. |
| June 2022 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | - | Numerous trees were blown down. |
| May 2021 | Tornado (EFU) | Louisville | - | A tornado touched down in an open field about 2.9 miles east-southeast of Louisville at 3:29 PM CDT before quickly dissipating at 3:31 PM CDT. No damage was observed. |
| July 2019 | Flash Flood | Louisville | - | Numerous roads were closed due to flash flooding. |
| August 2006 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | - | A few large tree limbs were blown down. |
| September 2003 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | - | Several power lines were blown down. |
| May 2002 | Hail | Louisville | - | One hundred cars received hail damage at a car dealership in Louisville. Additional vehicles around Louisville sustained broken windows. |
| May 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down numerous trees. Also, a shed was destroyed in Bible Grove and two homes in Flora sustained minor roof damage. |
| June 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | - | Several large trees and tree limbs were blown down. Also, a couple of houses sustained minor siding damage. |
| July 2000 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | - | Thunderstorm winds uprooted a large tree in Louisville. |
| May 1999 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | - | Thunderstorm winds blew down several trees near the county courthouse in Louisville. |
| June 1998 | Thunderstorm Wind | Louisville | - | Thunderstorm winds blew 2 vehicles off the road on Hwy 45 two miles south of Louisville. No injuries were reported and the vehicles only sustained minor damage. No damage estimate was available. |
| May 2024 | Hail | Louisville | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Louisville | - | no account filed |
| April 2012 | Hail | Louisville | - | no account filed |
| June 2011 | Hail | Louisville | - | no account filed |
| May 2003 | Hail | Louisville | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Louisville | - | no account filed |
| April 2003 | Hail | Louisville | - | no account filed |
| October 2000 | Hail | Louisville | - | 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Clay County Courthouse | under 500 feet | 2015 |
 | Shriver House | 7.0 miles | 1983 |
 | Pearl and Bess Meyer House | 7.1 miles | 2001 |
 | Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Depot | 7.2 miles | 1998 |
| National Archives record | The nomination case file for reference 98000986 in Record Group 79. |
| Wikipedia article | Community-written account of this property, licensed CC BY-SA. |
| Clay County | All 6 listed properties in this county. |
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