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Albion is located south of the center of Edwards County. In it, Illinois Route 130 and Illinois Route 15 meet. Route 130 leads north 25 miles (40 km) to Olney and south 10 miles (16 km) to Grayville, while Route 15 leads east 16 miles (26 km) to Mount Carmel and west 16 miles (26 km) to Fairfield.
It is the fourth-smallest county in Illinois by area. When Edwards County was formed in 1814, it comprised nearly half of the State of Illinois. New counties were formed from it until, in 1824, it assumed its present form from the creation of Wabash County. The two are the fourth and fifth smallest counties in Illinois.
Albion No. 1 is an election precinct, or township equivalent, in Edwards County, Illinois. As of the 2020 Census the population was 1,060. [2] Geography
Bridge on Illinois Route 15 connecting Wabash and Gibson counties. This span no longer exists. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 228 square miles (590 km 2), of which 223 square miles (580 km 2) is land and 4.3 square miles (11 km 2) (1.9%) is water. [4] It is the fifth-smallest county in Illinois by area.
John Edgar (c. 1750–1832), Illinois delegate to the Northwest Territory legislature; at the time, wealthiest man in Illinois 16,334: 623 sq mi (1,614 km 2) Edwards County: 047: Albion: 1814: Gallatin County and Madison County: Ninian Edwards (1775–1833), third Governor of the State of Illinois and only governor of the Illinois Territory ...
Illinois Route 130A was a spur of Illinois Route 130 during the 1930s. The route ran from Route 130 in Boos to Sainte Marie, a distance of 5 miles (8.0 km). [6] Initially, IL 130A used to be signed as IL 130 but it only acted like a spur route to Sainte Marie. [7] IL 130A replaced a portion of that in 1931. [4] It eventually got decommissioned ...
The Albion Precinct was a precinct in Edwards County, Illinois. It was home to Albion, Illinois , the county's seat. Albion Precinct was split up into Albion No. 1 Precinct , Albion No. 2 Precinct , and Albion No. 3 Precinct .
When US 45 was established from Norris City to Metropolis, IL 1 shifted east to Cave-In-Rock, replacing a part of Illinois Route 140 in the process. [8] Kentucky Route 91 continues across the Ohio River. In 1937, IL 1 was shifted southeast away from Albion to directly connect Mount Carmel and Grayville.