This is the oldest village in the county, and the first store in the county was kept there as early as 1818 by a Mt Kipp. It was formerly a place of considerable business, but it now contains only four dwelling-houses. Jeffersonville, situated 7 miles north of Marion, contains four stores, a postoffice, tobacco warehouse, saw and grist mills and some mechanic shops. Corinth is a village of about the same size in the northeast part of the county. Crab Orchard, situated a few miles east of Marion, was established in 1851. The first store was kept by Norman & Erwin. The saw and grist-mills were built by Furlong and Erwin in 1854. The same year Hiram McClaskey, the present blacksmith, opened his shop. The postoffice was established in 1855: with Robert Erwin as postmaster. The merchants of the present are:
| General stores | LC Parks & Co, Allen Brewer & Co and Thomas Bones |
| groceries | Smith & Co, McDonald & Caplinger and Matthew Campbell |
| harness, boots & shoes | JS Fry |
| Grist-mill | Crossley & Sons |
| millinery | Miss Nancy Corder |
| tobacco factories | Parks & Co and Allen Brewer & Co |
| poastmaster | John Farris |
Creal Springs is situated about 10 miles southeast of Marion. The medicinal qualities of the waters of the mineral springs at that place, were ddiscovered in 1881, and the first house was erected there in No 1882. The village was established on the lands of Edward G Creal. Health and pleasure seekers at once flocked to the place, and put up small residences. The village now contains 3 general stores, 2 dry goods stores, 1 drug and 1 hardware store, 1 flour and feed store, 2 livery stables, mechanic shops, etc, also 2 churches--Methodist Episcopal and Baptist, a good seminary of learning, 2 hotels and several boarding houses. It is destined to be a favorite summer resort.