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Showing posts with label Small Towns. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Small Towns. Show all posts
Friday, April 5, 2024

Buncombe, Illinois' Amazing Story.

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Before European settlers arrived, the land that would become Buncombe, Illinois, was home to Indian tribes. Their presence shaped the landsc...
Thursday, April 4, 2024

Spillertown, Illinois, Challenges, Coal Mining and the Spirit of a Small Town.

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Spillertown in Williamson County, Illinois, the story begins long before its incorporation in 1900. Population 175 (2023).  In 1812, a hardy...
Tuesday, April 2, 2024

Shumway, Illinois, is One-Third of a Square Mile in Size.

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The village of Shumway is an unincorporated community in Effingham County, in Southern Illinois,  founded around 1856 . The village populati...

Hooppole, Illinois, Hopes and Hardships.

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Nestled in the heart of Henry County, Illinois, lies the small village of Hooppole, with a population of 169 (2023). Its name is as unusual ...
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Monday, April 1, 2024

Elizabeth, Illinois, home to the Apple River Fort State Historic Site.

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The Village of Elizabeth, population 695 (2022), was incorporated in 1868. It is located in the center of the rolling hill country of Jo Dav...
Saturday, March 30, 2024

Bishop Hill, Illinois, Utopia on the Prairie. The Eric Janson, aka Erik Jansson Story.

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Like the Pilgrims at Plymouth Rock and the Quakers who followed William Penn to Pennsylvania, the Jansonists were a group of Protestants who...
Tuesday, March 26, 2024

Kampsville, Illinois, is a Quaint Little Village of 300 on the Illinois River.

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Kampsville was initially known as Beeman's Landing after James L. Beeman, a ferry operator on the Illinois River. After Stephen Farrow p...