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Jim Kirkpatrick (Illinois Politician)
Jim Kirkpatrick was a Democratic member of the Illinois House of Representatives, representing the 117th district for a brief period in January 2017. He was appointed to fill the vacancy left by John Bradley's early retirement after the latter's loss to Dave Severin. The 117th district, located in Southern Illinois and parts of the Metro Lakeland area, includes all or parts of Benton, Buckner, Bush, Cambria, Carbondale, Carterville, Christopher, Colp, Crab Orchard, Creal Springs, Energy, Ewing, Freeman Spur, Granville, Hanaford, Herrin, Hurst, Johnston City, Macedonia, Marion Marion may refer to: People *Marion (given name) *Marion (surname) *Marion Silva Fernandes, Brazilian footballer known simply as "Marion" *Marion (singer), Filipino singer-songwriter and pianist Marion Aunor (born 1992) Places Antarctica * Mario ..., McLeansboro, Mulkeytown, North City, Orient, Pittsburg, Royalton, Sesser, Spillertown, Stonefort, Thompsonville, Valier, West C ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Creal Springs, Illinois
Creal Springs is a city in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 543 at the 2010 census. Geography Creal Springs is located at (37.619805, -88.837699). According to the 2010 census, Creal Springs has a total area of , of which (or 99.4%) is land and (or 0.6%) is water. Creal Springs is located in southeastern Williamson County, on the north slope of the Shawnee Hills. History In the early 19th century, Lusk's Ferry Road was an important road that connected Fort Kaskaskia with Lusk's Ferry on the Ohio River. The original survey maps of Illinois show a short segment of this road south of Creal Springs, in Johnson County. This old road most likely ran from Marion through Creal Springs before ascending to the summit of the Shawnee Hills. The modern road running toward the southeast into Creal Springs may be the old road. The road leading south out of Creal Springs toward Lake of Egypt links into the Wagon Creek Road, which leads to the segment mappe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North City, Illinois
North City is a village in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, the population was 509. North City is also known as "Coello". The current mayor is Curtis Overton. History North City incorporated in 1915. Its name comes from two nearby coal mines which were nicknamed "New North" and "Old North." A post office, known as "Coello" after its first postmaster, Pete Coello, opened in 1918. Both "North City" and "Coello" are commonly used in the village.Franklin County, Illinois, 1818-1997' (Turner Publishing Company, 1996), pp. 12-13. Geography North City is located in western Franklin County at (37.993129, -89.065547). It is bordered to the south by the city of Christopher. Illinois Route 148 passes through the eastern side of the village, leading north to Valier, north to Sesser, and south through Christopher to Zeigler. Illinois Route 14 runs just south of North City, leading east to Benton, the Franklin County seat, and west to Du Quoin. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mulkeytown, Illinois
Mulkeytown is an unincorporated and census-designated place in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 175. Geography Mulkeytown is located south of Chicago (via I-57 south to IL 14 west), and southeast of St. Louis (via I-64 east to US 51 south to IL 14 east). Mulkeytown is located on Illinois Route 184, west of Christopher, in Tyrone Township, in the west-central portion of Franklin County. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Mulkeytown CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.24%, is water. Demographics As of the 2010 census, its population was 175. The racial makeup was 99.4% white and 0.6% Asian. As of 2014 the median age of residents was 53.9 History Centennial and sesquicentennial farms Centennial and sesquicentennial farms are those family farms that have been held within a family for more than 100 or 150 years. *Davis - 1848 *Greenwood - 1854 *Berner - 1871 Education *Mulkeytown Grade School (closed 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
McLeansboro, Illinois
McLeansboro () is a city in Hamilton County, Illinois, Hamilton County, Illinois, United States. The population was 2,675 at the 2020 United States Census, 2020 census. The estimated population as of 2018 was 2,773. It is the county seat of Hamilton County. McLeansboro is part of the Mount Vernon, Illinois micropolitan area. Geography McLeansboro is located at (38.093115, -88.536213). According to the 2010 census, McLeansboro has a total area of , of which (or 95.22%) is land and (or 4.78%) is water. History The city was named for Dr. William McLean, an early settler who had officially resided there in 1821 . Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 2,945 people, 1,265 households, and 747 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 1,444 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 98.10% White (U.S. Census), White, 0.78% African American (U.S. Census), African American, 0.03% Native American (U.S. Census), ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marion, Illinois
Marion is a city in Williamson and Johnson Counties, Illinois, United States, and is the county seat of Williamson County. The population was 16,855 at the 2020 census. It is part of a dispersed urban area that developed out of the early 20th-century coal fields. Today Marion serves as the largest retail trade center in Southern Illinois with its central location along Interstate 57 and Illinois Route 13. It was dubbed the “Hub of the Universe” by former mayor Robert L. Butler. The city is part of the Marion-Herrin Micropolitan Area and is a part of the Carbondale-Marion- Herrin, Illinois Combined Statistical Area with 123,272 residents, the sixth most populous Combined statistical area in Illinois. History Following the creation of Williamson County out of the south half of Franklin County by the Illinois General Assembly, three commissioners appointed by the lawmakers met at Bainbridge, Illinois, on August 19, 1839, for the purpose of locating a new county seat a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Macedonia, Illinois
Macedonia is a village in Franklin and Hamilton counties, Illinois, United States. The population was 63 at the 2010 census. The Hamilton County portion of Macedonia is part of the Mount Vernon Micropolitan Statistical Area. History The village was named after the kingdom of Macedonia. Geography Macedonia is located at . It is northeast of Benton, the Franklin County seat, and west of McLeansboro, the Hamilton County seat. According to the 2010 census, Macedonia has a total area of , of which (or 98.18%) is land and (or 1.82%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 51 people, 17 households, and 14 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 24 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the village was 100.00% White. There were 17 households, out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.6% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnston City, Illinois
Johnston City is a city in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,348 at the 2020 census. This was a center of coal mining in the early 20th century, having a peak of population in the 1920s. The mining jobs attracted many immigrants from Europe. History Johnston City was founded in 1894 as a stop along the Chicago, Paducah and Memphis Railroad (later part of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois), and named for the contracting firm that constructed the railroad. The eastern part of the city was originally known as Jeffersonville. It was surveyed in 1853. During the American Civil War it was a prosperous village. The post office was established in 1852 under the name Lake Creek. It was moved to Johnston City in 1903 but it was not until several years after that that Jeffersonville was fully amalgamated into Johnston City. In the late 19th and early 20th centuries, a number of immigrant miners from Italy, Wales and other areas arrived to work in the coal min ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hurst, Illinois
Hurst is a city in Williamson County, Illinois, United States. The population was 795 at the 2010 census. History Hurst was founded in 1903 as a stop along the St. Louis, Iron Mountain and Southern Railway, which had extended a line to the area from De Soto. Thomas Philip Russell, who donated some of the land for the new city, initially sought to name it after his family, but the name "Russell" was already in use elsewhere in Illinois. He then agreed to name it after his friend, William Charles Hurst, a railroad official who had stayed at his house during visits to the area.Barbara Barr Hubbs,Hurst History" Williamson County Illinois Historical Society website. Accessed 13 June 2021. Geography Hurst is located at (37.832366, -89.144475). According to the 2010 census, Hurst has a total area of , of which (or 99.77%) is land and (or 0.23%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 805 people, 360 households, and 217 families residing in the city. The popu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herrin, Illinois
Herrin is a city in Williamson County, Illinois. The population was 12,352 at the 2020 census. The city is part of the Marion-Herrin Micropolitan Area and is a part of the Carbondale-Marion-Herrin, Illinois Combined Statistical Area with 123,272 residents, the sixth most populous Combined statistical area in Illinois. History The settlement of Herrin started out as scattered settlers on Herring's Prairie named for the first permanent settler Isaac Herring, a Baptist preacher. Later, his son-in-law David Herrin arrived and the similarity in names led to the eventual shortening of the name to just Herrin's Prairie. The trails from Jordan's fort to Humphreys' ford on the Big Muddy River intersected the old trail from Lusk's ferry at modern-day Golconda to Kaskaskia, which was first settled by French colonists. Isaac Herring entered the first land in what became Herrin on 4 November 1816, two years before Illinois became a state. He paid $2 an acre for the . At the time he lived to th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hanaford, Illinois
Hanaford is a village in Franklin County, Illinois, United States. The population was 320 at the 2020 census. Hanaford is also known as Logan. History Initially known as "Smothersville," Hanaford was renamed for land speculator John P. Hanaford. In 1916, the village was renamed "Logan" for the John A. Logan Coal Company, which operated a nearby mine. Since then, the names "Hanaford" and "Logan" have both been used by the village.''Franklin County, Illinois, 1818-1997'', Turner Publishing Company, 1996, p. 17. Geography Hanaford is located southeast of the center of Franklin County at (37.957485, -88.839177). Illinois Route 34 passes through the northeast corner of the village, leading northwest to Benton, the county seat, and southeast to Thompsonville. According to the 2010 census, Hanaford has a total area of , of which (or 99.31%) is land and (or 0.69%) is water. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 55 people, 22 households, and 13 families residing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Granville, Illinois
Granville is a village in Putnam County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,427 at the 2010 census, up from 1,414 in 2000, making it the largest community in Putnam County. It is part of the Ottawa Micropolitan Statistical Area. History The village of Granville is named after Granville, Massachusetts. The founding of the St. Paul Mine in neighboring Mark in 1903 and the Berry Mine in nearby Standard in 1905 caused Granville to expand from a farming center to become a commercial center in a coal mining region. On April 20, 2004, Granville was struck by a series of tornadoes, which destroyed the local primary school, the high school baseball diamond, and numerous houses. Geography Granville is located at (41.262480, -89.227949). According to the 2010 census, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics As of the census of 2000, there were 1,414 people, 591 households, and 395 families residing in the village. The population density was . There were 626 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
