History of Zeigler
Six Mile Township
Franklin County Illinois




Thanks to Raymond Null for contributing all of this data




Founded around 1904, and named after Levi Zeigler Leiter,
the founder of the Zeigler Coal Co.
 




                The Beginnings

                The History

                The Town

                A Circle in the Center of Town 
                  (The only Circle in Southern Illinois)

                The People

                The Schools

                The Churches
				 
                Rich in Coal Mining History

                The Flats

                Misc.

                George Survel -
                 The "Goatman" of Zeigler



				 


     

Nanette Riley 2008 ©Illinois Genealogy Trails History Group