The honor book, sangamon county, illinois, 19171919. John reilly passed away on august 3, 2019 in illiopolis, illinois. Welcome to sangamon county, illinois history and genealogy. Osnovni podaci drzava sjedinjene americke drzave savezna drzava ilinois okrug. Illiopolis is located on the eastern edge of sangamon county, illinois. Apr 24, 2004 firefighters continued on saturday to battle a fire caused by a massive explosion that killed four workers at a chemical plant near illiopolis, illinois, according to sangamon county sheriff neil.
This book provides small biographies of the residents of 1800s sangamon county. The illiopolis business association wishes to thank gene for his contribution. Illiopolis archives and illinois regional archives depository. Portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens. Illiopolis business association historical encyclopedia of illinois volume 1, astar and history of sangamon county source. Illiopolis archives and illinois regional archives.
This book is wonderfully informative about the history of illinois beginning with the early french and indian. The following history was written by local resident and retired school teacher gene hall in 1984. Monday, november 30 at resurrection catholic church, illiopolis, illinois. Allen provides entertaining and informative glimpses into the regions past. Free records for family researching in sangamon county. Illiopolis supposedly meant city of illinois when someone in the early days tried to have the state capital moved to this spot on the prairie because it is the geographical center. The principal cities in that region are davenport and bettendorf in iowa, and rock island, moline, and east moline in illinois.
It is part of the springfield, illinois metropolitan statistical area. Mar 16, 2020 welcome to the illiopolisniantic public library the library will be closed march 1630 due to the spread of the covid19 virus. This book is wonderfully informative about the history of illinois beginning with the early french and indian years. The church records of the methodist episcopal church. Louis to springfield, il then split with a line going east to decatur, champaignurbana university of illinois and on to a little bit beyond danville. While this may seem like a trite comment 183 pages to describe illinois history is a clue as to the challenges with this book. Included here are sketches of the early pioneering days when wolves were literally chased from the door, stories about the many indian artifacts discovered among the rolling hills and valleys of the area, and. The village of illiopolis had a population of 834 as of july 1, 2019.
The illiopolis, il white pages phone book search our online phone book to find phone numbers, addresses, and more. Springfield illinois family history center 3601 buckeye drive springfield, illinois 62712 phone. These antique maps and atlases are part of the historic map works, residential genealogy historical map collection, the largest digital collection of rare, ancient, old, historical, cadastral and antiquarian maps of its type. Search the history of over 418 billion web pages on the internet. Alda cunningham rice, after graduating from the university of illinois in 1927, moved to philo, ill. Jacksonville, illinois 54 miles from illiopolis, il. History, mystery and hauntings of southern illinois. As of may 9, 2007 we have sold reprints of books total of 570 books sold to date. Collection americana digitizing sponsor university of illinois urbanachampaign contributor university of illinois urbanachampaign language english volume v. Sangamon county, illinois genealogy familysearch wiki. We use cookies on this site to enhance the visitor experience.
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The section on which windsor would be established was purchased as. Welcome to the illiopolisniantic public library the library will be closed march 1630 due to the spread of the covid19 virus. Sam rogers, mayor 217 6206915 bryon honea, trustee deloris rogers, trustee jeanette swick, trustee judson devore, trustee kevin wicker, trustee david koonce, trustee. The names listed below are alumni who have been searched for on this site from illiopolis high schoolin illiopolis, illinois.
The interurban was the illinois terminal, one of the largest interurbans. Illiopolis, 25 miles east of springfield and 16 miles west of decatur on illinois 72, had a population of 891 in 2010. Zillow has 2 homes for sale in illiopolis il matching. Another line went north from springfield to peoria. Illiopolis real estate illiopolis il homes for sale zillow. Among them are sturtevant hall and beecher hall, where folks have reported apparitions, footsteps, and other noises. Another challenge is the content seems to treat illinois as a rather homogenous entity versus ferreting out the vastly different cultures and value systems within the state for example southern illinois versus other parts of the state. Edward was born on september 14, 1946 and passed away on tuesday, july 26, 2016. Jul 07, 2015 in fact would be great if illiopolis had a museum on the war plant history with tours, but that takes monies which are hard to come by in a small community. In this collection of articles describing the people, places, and folkways of southern illinois, john w.
Discover librarianselected research resources on illinois history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Over at indianapolis, indiana, someone had a similar idea and it worked out, but here it did not. Containing a history of the northwesthistory of illinoishistory of the county, its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Internet archive historical encyclopedia of illinois volume ii, part one, starz and history. Illiopolis is a town full of community pride, good neighbors, and midwest values. Several of the things mentioned in this history are out of date, but they are being included because they tell us how much things can change in even 15 years. A photograph of the explosion appeared in the ithaca journal. It opened with a twoday meet on september 23, 1956. Apr 07, 20 large portions of the 1956 illiopolis centennial booklet, along with several other useful accounts, are reprinted on the village website. The name was formed from illinois and polis, a greek suffix meaning city. Huggins and ryder had purchased sections of land along the line that the terre haute and alton railway would be built, with the intent to establish on these properties.
It was located west of illiopolis in sangamon county, illinois encompassing 20,000 acres 80 km. It was the first time in my memory that photographs from that part of the world appeared in the local paper here. Illinois chemical plant blast kills 4 apr 24, 2004. This expanded and revised edition combines the first three volumes of bruces books into one. The usgenweb archives digital map library illinois maps. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features. This site is available for adoption our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data for the free use of all researchers. Illinois college, founded in 1829, is rumored to have several haunted buildings. A small village in the heart of illinois, illiopolis is the product of generations of residents who have volunteered and cooperated to build a community of progress. The book is hardbound, blue in color with a gold stamped cover. At the christian church of illiopolis, we equip christians to grow in faith and love as we share the good news.
This collection contains several items related to the history of philo, including locust grove cemetery association records, newspaper clippings, and the compilations a bit of local. On april 23, 2004m, formosa plastics pvc plant in illiopolis, illinois, blew up. The sangamon ordnance plant was a united states army ammunition manufacturing facility constructed and operated during world war ii. Plat book of clark county illinois, published by w.
Resurrection parish is an evergrowing catholic community lit by the spirit of christ and. Edward was a resident of illiopolis, illinois at the time of his passing. Early habitants settled in the paradis terrestre near kaskaskia, also known as american bottom. History of macoupin county, illinois internet archive.
Browse by collection title illinois history and lincoln. Large portions of the 1956 illiopolis centennial booklet, along with several other useful accounts, are reprinted on the village website. Gene halls 1984 description of the history of illiopolis contains a good description of the plant. Excellant book for anyone doing genealogy research. Illiopolis, illinois simple english wikipedia, the free. History of illinois detailed in books by arcadia publishing. Illiopolisniantic public library district welcome to the. Firefighters continued on saturday to battle a fire caused by a massive explosion that killed four workers at a chemical plant near illiopolis, illinois, according to sangamon county sheriff neil. He did make a comment about the book that i thought was different,every book i read on illinois history is similar but told completely different. Discover the spirit of illinois one story at a time when you make the decision to start reading regional interest books, you open the door to a legion of new historical accounts, local heroes. Church records, 18661954 illiopolis christian church illiopolis, illinois family history library illiopolis christian church, sangamon county, illinois, 18661959. Recorded in the shelby county illinois courthouse, deed book 17, page 557, is the plat laid off by simon huggins and p.
Amazon has every book he ever wanted to read on il. Illiopolis water plant illiopolis, il city government. Explore the worlds largest collection of free family trees, genealogy records and resources. Shop arcadia publishing to find the best history books about illinois and its great contributions. Resurrection parish illiopolis, illinois home facebook. Our monthly board of trustees meeting are held the 4th monday of each month at 5. It is part of the springfield, illinois metropolitan statistical area illiopolis is located at 39. A history of the land and its people by roger biles. This page is for community members of illiopolis and surrounding communities to gain information about the village of. Local history books on illinois arcadia publishing. Illiopolis ranks in the upper quartile for population density and the lower quartile for diversity index when compared to the other cities, towns and census designated places cdps in illinois. If you see your name among the illiopolis high school graduates, someone is looking for you.
Local interest and regional history books can acquaint you with the prairie state on a whole new level. The history of illinois may be defined by several broad historical periods, namely, the precolumbian period, the era of european exploration and colonization, its development as part of the american frontier, and finally, its growth into one of the most populous and economically powerful states of. The church records of the methodist episcopal church, illiopolis, sangamon county, illinois, 18751907. Oct 05, 2007 i bought this book for my husband because he is a big illinois history person. Christian church of illiopolisdisciples of christ home. It has a lengthy article about the plant, but space was limited and doesnt compare to what is found in this article. It was given the name quad city drags because of its proximity to the metropolitan area in northwest illinois and southeastern iowa. Illiopolis is a village in sangamon county, illinois, united states. Funeral home services for john are being provided by fullenwiderpark funeral home. From the honor book of sangamon county, illinois, 19171919 the honor book of sangamon county is reporter nellie browne duff s compilation of information on every county resident who, in one fashion or another, overseas or on the home front, contributed to the u. The book arrived well wrapped and it arrived quickly. Illinois regional archives depository irad edit edit source. The library, including archives and cinrc, will remain closed until further notice but online resources will continue to be available along with library services via email and chat. Illiopolis je grad u americkoj saveznoj drzavi ilinois.
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