Welcome to Hurricane ...

So far, we found very little information about Hurricane. The little that we've found leads us believe that the community is historic.<1>

We've added Hurricane to our Gazetteer with the hope that we can develop more information. If you can help us with Hurricane, please Contact Us.

Hurricane would have been located within present day Greene County<2>.

The location of Hurricane has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<3>

While we don't have a date for the founding of Hurricane, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was in a book dated 1895.

While the community is gone, the present day location for Hurricane is 540 feet [165 m] above sea level.<4>.

Time Zone: The area where Hurricane was located is in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time

Communities Also Named Hurricane ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Illinois communities named Hurricane: This one is located in Greene County and the other is located in Montgomery County.

Beyond Illinois, there are 24 communities that are also named Hurricane - they are located in Alabama (2), Alaska, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi (3), Missouri (3), New York, North Carolina (2), Tennessee (3), Utah, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Hurricane.

Communities near Hurricane ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Hurricane.

• Jerseyville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jerseyville have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jerseyville
  • Jerseyville is located in Jersey County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,111 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jerseyville <5>
• Carrollton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carrollton have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carrollton
  • Carrollton is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,352 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carrollton <5>
• White Hall
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for White Hall have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for White Hall
  • White Hall is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,269 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for White Hall <5>
• Elsberry
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Elsberry have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Elsberry
  • Elsberry is located in Lincoln County (MO)
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,098 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Elsberry <5>
• Roodhouse
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Roodhouse
  • Roodhouse is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,646 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Roodhouse <5>
• Greenfield
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenfield have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenfield
  • Greenfield is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 965 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenfield <5>
• Hardin
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hardin have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hardin
  • Hardin is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 881 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hardin <5>
• Kane
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kane have been provided by the GNIS.<3> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kane
  • Kane is located in Greene County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 396 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kane <5>
• Nebo
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Nebo
  • Nebo is located in Pike County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 323 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Nebo <5>
• Kampsville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kampsville
  • Kampsville is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kampsville <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Hurricane. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Hurricane.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Hurricane. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Hurricane.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Hurricane. See our Newspapers Page for Hurricane.

Adding Hurricane to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Hurricane in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Hurricane was in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Hurricane.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for State of Illinois: https://illinois.gov