Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Macoupin County at the time of its creation in 1829. Macoupin County was established on January 17, 1829. [3] It was formed out of Greene and Madison Counties and was named after Macoupin Creek, [4] which runs near Carlinville and meanders southwest to the Illinois River.
Location of Macoupin County in Illinois. This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Macoupin County, Illinois. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided ...
Macoupin Creek is a 99.7-mile-long (160.5 km) [2] tributary of the Illinois River, which it joins near the village of Hardin, Illinois.. The word macoupin refers to the yellow pond lily [3] [4] (Nuphar advena), a native plant of the regional wetlands, and a favorite food source of local Indians.
Bunker Hill is located in southern Macoupin County in the eastern part of Bunker Hill Township. Carlinville, the Macoupin county seat, is 19 miles (31 km) to the north, Alton on the Mississippi River is 20 miles (32 km) to the southwest, and downtown St. Louis is 37 miles (60 km) to the south-southwest.
Palmyra is located in northwestern Macoupin County at (39.433980, -89.995424 Illinois Route 111 passes through the village as Main Street, leading north 11 miles (18 km) to Waverly and southwest 22 miles (35 km) to Medora.
Staunton is located in southeastern Macoupin County. Its southern border is the Madison County line. Illinois Route 4 passes through the city as North Edwardsville Street, Hibbard Street, West Pearl Street, and South Hackman Street. Route 4 leads north 21 miles (34 km) to Carlinville, the Macoupin county seat, and south 28 miles (45 km) to Lebanon.
Woodburn street map from 1875 atlas of Macoupin County townships. Woodburn became the township "capital" (and would continue to be until at least 1876). [6]In 1836, several lots in town were used to create a town square in case Woodburn needed to serve not just as township capital, but perhaps as the county capital (what we would call the county seat) as well, which would require space for a ...
Transportation in Macoupin County, Illinois (1 C, 8 P) Pages in category "Macoupin County, Illinois" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.